Punjab records fresh 100 cases of COVID-19

There was no let up in the rising number of new coronavirus cases in Punjab, with 100 more people testing positive for the infection on Saturday.

Among the fresh cases, 19 each were reported in Amritsar and Sangrur, 17 in Jalandhar, 13 in Ludhiana, eight in Mohali, five in Hoshiarpur, four each in Bathinda and Barnala, two each in Ferozepur, Kapurthala and Moga and one each in Rupnagar, Muktsar, SBS Nagar, Gurdaspur and Patiala, as per the bulletin.

Of them, six were



foreign returnees while eight had travel history to other states.

As many as 119 coronavirus patients were discharged from various hospitals on Saturday after they recovered from the infection.

A total of 3,320 people have been cured of the infection so far, according to the bulletin.

There are 1,608 active cases in the state as of now, it stated.

Amritsar continued to top the COVID-19 tally in the state with 871 coronavirus cases.