Punjab reports 1,555 new Covid-19 cases, 51 deaths

Punjab reported 1,555 new COVID-19 cases and 51 deaths on Friday in a span of 24 hours, the state’s COVID bulletin shows.

The state’s COVID-19 tally stands at 49,378 cases with 1309



deaths.

Punjab’s death toll has also risen 238 per cent this month, from 386 deaths at the end of July.

Sixteen of Punjab’s 22 districts now have over 1,000 cases. Ludhiana alone accounts for over 20 per cent of the state’s total cases.