Department of Health & Family Welfare, Punjab
Media Bulletin-COVID-19
- Details of Samples and Cases:-
1 Total Samples taken 759990
2 Total No. of patients tested positive 30041
3 No. of patients discharged 18863
4 Number of active cases 10407
5 No. of Patients on oxygen support 212
6 Patients who are critical and on ventilator support 40
7 Total Deaths reported 771
On 15 th August 2020
- Number of new patients on oxygen support 52
- Number of new patients admitted in ICU 06
(Jalandhar-3, Amritsar-3)
- Number of new patients put on ventilator
support
14
(Pathankot-1, Jalandhar-4, Ludhiana-9)
- Number of new patients discharged 535
(Ludhiana-273, Sangrur-42, SAS Nagar-
23, Hoshiarpur-21, Bathinda-45,
Kapurthala-14, FG Sahib-12, Moga-3, SBS
Nagar-7, Ropar-37, Muktsar-17, Barnala-
40, Mansa-1)
- Number of new deaths reported 40
(Amritsar-2, Faridkot-1, FG Sahib-3,
Fazilka-2, Jalandhar-2, Kapurthala-2,
Ludhiana-12, Moga-2, SAS Nagar-2,
Pathankot-1, Patiala-3, Sangrur-3, Tarn
Taran-5)
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Patients reported positive on 15 th August 2020- 1033
District Number
of cases
Source of
Infection
outside Punjab
Local Cases Remarks
Ludhiana 150 1 new case (Interstate
Traveler)
67 New Cases (ILI). 33
Contacts of positive Cases. 14
New cases (OPD). 11 new
cases (HCW). 16 New cases. 6
New cases (ANC). 1 new case
(Police Personnel). 1 New case
(SARI)
Jalandhar 46 ————- ————- Cases details
awaited as reports
not received
Amritsar 72 ————- 29 Contacts of positive cases.
14 New cases (ILI). 29 new
cases (OPD)
Patiala 202 4 new cases
(Interstate Travelers)
91 Contacts of positive cases..
59 new cases. 48 new cases
(ILI)
Sangrur 53 1 New Case
(Domestic Traveler)
26 New Cases (ILI). 1 New
Case (ANC). 12 contacts of
Positive cases. 12 New Cases
(OPD). 1 New Case (Police
Personnel)
SAS Nagar 86 1 New Case (Foreign
Returned). 1 New
Case (Interstate
Traveler)
24 Contacts of positive cases.
34 New Cases. 19 New cases
(ILI). 2 New Cases (ANC).. 1
New Case (Police Personnel).
3 New Cases (OPD). 1 New
Case (Frontline Worker)
Hoshiarpur 45 ————- 2 New cases. 4 Contacts of
positive cases.
Rest case details
awaited as reports
not received
Gurdaspur 81 ————- ————- Rest case details
awaited as reports
not received.
Ferozepur 3 ————- 3 New cases. ————-
Pathankot 19 2 New Cases
(Domestic Traveler)
10 Contacts of positive cases.
5 new Cases (HCW). 1 new
case (ANC). 1 new case
Tarn Taran 11 ————- 5 Contacts of positive cases. 2
New Cases (OPD). 2 New
Cases (ILI). 2 New Cases
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Bathinda 45 ————- 13 new Cases. 7 Contacts of
Positive Cases. 3 New cases
(ILI). 1 New Case (HCW). 5
new Cases (Prisoner)
Rest case details
awaited as reports
not received
FG Sahib 12 2 New Cases
(Domestic Traveler)
1 New Case (ILI). 9 Contacts
of Positive Cases.
Moga 12 ————- 2 New Cases Rest case details
awaited as reports
not received
SBS Nagar 4 ————- 2 Contacts of positive cases. 1
New Case (Police Personnel).
1 New Case
Faridkot 44 ————- 24 Contacts of Positive Cases.
20 New cases
Fazilka 36 ————- 17 Contacts of Positive Cases.
12 New Cases (ILI). 1 New
case (Police Personnel). 3 New
cases (OPD). 1 new Case
(ANC). 2 New Cases.
Kapurthala 24 ————- 14 Contacts of positive cases.
10 new cases.
Ropar 16 ————- 6 Contacts of positive cases.
10 new cases.
Muktsar 11 ————- 1 New Case (ILI). 10 New
Cases (OPD)
Barnala 56 2 new cases
(Domestic Travelers)
11 New Cases (ILI). 9
Contacts of positive cases.. 24
New Cases (Prisoners).. 9 New
Cases (OPD).. 1 New case (Pre
operative)
Mansa 5 ————- 4 New Cases. 1 Contact of
Positive Case
- 14 Positive cases source of infection out of Punjab.
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- Cumulative Cases:-
S. No. District Total Confirmed
Cases
Total Number of
active cases
Total
Discharged
Deaths
- Ludhiana 6560 2028 4304 228
- Jalandhar 3773 1270 2407 96
- Amritsar 2742 561 2074 107
- Patiala 3577 1699 1808 70
- Sangrur 1490 257 1182 51
- SAS Nagar 1732 849 851 32
- Hoshiarpur 822 180 619 23
- Gurdaspur 1091 368 695 28
- Ferozepur 809 393 404 12
- Pathankot 727 265 446 16
- Tarn Taran 539 167 350 22
- Bathinda 1117 552 552 13
- FG Sahib 627 171 447 9
- Moga 691 226 457 8
- SBS Nagar 454 128 319 7
- Faridkot 563 223 338 2
- Fazilka 441 106 331 4
- Kapurthala 591 233 337 21
- Ropar 435 105 323 7
- Muktsar 369 92 274 3
- Barnala 627 436 180 11
- Mansa 264 98 165 1
Total 30041 10407 18863 771
From Ludhiana 5 cases shifted to SBS Nagar, 1 case shifted to Kapurthala, 5 case shifted
to Sangrur, 2 case shifted to Moga, 3 case shifted to Gurdaspur, 1 case shifted to Mansa,
1 case shifted to Patiala, 1 case shifted to Barnala, 1 case shifted to Ferozepur, 2 case
shifted to Hoshiarpur, 1 case shifted to Faridkot, and 5 case shifted to other states.
From SAS Nagar 1 case shifted to Hoshiarpur.
From Kapurthala 1 case shifted to Hoshiarpur and 1 case shifted to SBS Nagar..