1492 Coronavirus Cases In Punjab Highest One-Day Jump

Department of Health & Family Welfare, Punjab

Media Bulletin-COVID-19

1. Details of Samples and Cases:-
   1 Total Samples taken 782463
   2 Total No. of patients tested positive 32695
   3 No. of patients discharged 20180
   4 Number of active cases 11653
   5 No. of Patients on oxygen support 345
   6 Patients who are critical and on ventilator support 38
   7 Total Deaths reported 862*

• From Amritsar 1 duplicate death entry excluded.
  On 17 th August 2020

1. Number of new patients on oxygen support 128
2. Number of new patients admitted in ICU 06
   (Jalandhar-6)
3. Number of new patients put on ventilator
   support

08

(Ludhiana-4, Pathankot-1, Jalandhar-2,

Hoshiarpur-1)

4. Number of new patients discharged 749

(Ludhiana-151, Jalandhar-212, Sangrur-26,
SAS Nagar-21, Hoshiarpur-49, Gurdaspur-
57, Ferozepur-9, Pathankot-17, Bathinda-
86, FG Sahib-25, Moga-4, SBS Nagar-26,
Fazilka-23, Muktsar-5, Barnala-31, Mansa-

7)

5. Number of new deaths reported 51

(Amritsar-2, Barnala-1, Bathinda-3,
Faridkot-1, FG Sahib-3, Ferozepur-3,
Gurdaspur-1, Hoshiarpur-1, Jalandhar-5,
Kapurthala-1, Ludhiana-14, Moga-1, SAS
Nagar-1, SBS Nagar-2, Pathankot-1,
Patiala-6, Sangrur-2, Tarn Taran-3)

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Patients reported positive on 17 th August 2020- 1492
District Number
of cases

Source of
Infection
outside Punjab

Local Cases Remarks

Ludhiana 220 2 New cases
(Interstate Traveler)

70 Contacts of positive cases.
47 New cases (Untraceable).
18 New cases (HCW). 34 New
Cases (ILI). 29 New Cases
(OPD). 3 New cases (SARI). 5
New Cases (Pre operative). 10
New cases. 2 New cases
(ANC)

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Jalandhar 298 ————- ————- Cases details
pending as reports
received late

Amritsar 50 ————- 40 Contacts of positive cases.
5 New cases (ILI). 5 New
Cases (OPD)

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Patiala 130 1 New case (Interstate
Traveler)

54 Contacts of positive cases.
35 New cases (ILI). 1 New
case (SARI). 39 New Cases.

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Sangrur 25 ————- 9 New Cases (ILI). 2 New
cases (Police Personnel). 2
New cases (Frontline
Workers). 12 New cases

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SAS Nagar 65 ————- 12 contacts of positive cases.
27 new cases. 24 new cases
(ILI). 2 new cases (Police
Personnel)

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Hoshiarpur 1 ————- 1 New Case. ————-

Gurdaspur 36 ————- 3 New Cases (Police
Personnel). 1 New case (ILI).
32 New cases

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Ferozepur 153 ————- ————- Cases details
pending as reports
received late

Pathankot 8 ————- 6 contacts of Positive cases. 2
New Cases (OPD)

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Tarn Taran 1 ————- 1 New Case ————-

Bathinda 153 1 New case (Foreign
Returned)

88 New cases. 19 contacts of
Positive cases. 6 New Cases
(HCW). 2 New cases (ILI). 37
New Cases (Prisoners).

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FG Sahib 12 3 New cases
(Interstate Travelers)

9 New Cases. ————-

Moga 91 6 New cases
(Domestic Travelers)
1 New case (Foreign
Returned)

34 Contacts of positive cases.
47 New Cases. 2 New Cases
(Police Officials). 1 New case
(HCW)

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SBS Nagar 19 2 New cases
(Domestic Travelers)

2 New cases (OPD). 6
Contacts of positive cases. 2
New cases (Police Personnel).
5 New Cases. 2 New cases
(ILI)

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Faridkot 32 ————- 20 Contacts of positive cases.
12 New Cases.

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Fazilka 21 1 New case (Interstate
Traveler)

6 contacts of positive cases. 4
New cases (ILI). 3 New Cases.
4 New cases (OPD). 2 New
Cases (Pre operative). 1 New
case (Pvt. Hospital staff)

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Kapurthala 16 1 New Case (Foreign
Returned). 1 New
case (Domestic
Traveler)

2 New Case (Police
Personnel). 3 New cases (ILI).
4 Contacts of Positive Cases. 5
New cases

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Ropar 55 ————- 20 Contacts of Positive Cases.
35 New Cases

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Muktsar 38 ————- 21 Contacts of positive cases.
4 New cases (ILI). 3 New
cases (ANC). 10 New cases
(OPD)

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Barnala 62 1 New case (Interstate
Traveler)

28 new Cases (Prisoners). 2
New cases (NRI). 2 New cases
(HCW). 6 Contacts of Positive
cases. 1 New Case (ANC). 5
New cases (ILI). 17 New
Cases (OPD)

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Mansa 6 ————- 4 Contacts of Positive cases. 2
New cases.

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• 20 Positive cases source of infection out of Punjab.

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2. Cumulative Cases:-
   S. No. District Total Confirmed
   Cases

Total Number of
active cases

Total
Discharged

Deaths

1. Ludhiana 7094 2289 4549 256
2. Jalandhar 4258 1534 2619 105
3. Patiala 3797 1906 1808 83
4. Amritsar 2823 547 2165 111
5. SAS Nagar 1886 944 908 34
6. Sangrur 1545 262 1227 56
7. Bathinda 1286 578 692 16
8. Gurdaspur 1197 305 862 30
9. Ferozepur 1058 585 456 17
10. Moga 845 369 466 10
11. Hoshiarpur 844 122 697 25
12. Pathankot 770 237 516 17
13. Barnala 694 470 211 13
14. FG Sahib 651 153 485 13
15. Kapurthala 621 254 344 23
16. Faridkot 600 259 338 3
17. Tarn Taran 571 196 350 25
18. Ropar 513 183 323 7
19. Fazilka 477 109 363 5
20. SBS Nagar 473 119 345 9
21. Muktsar 411 124 284 3
22. Mansa 281 108 172 1
    Total 32695 11653 20180 862
     From Amritsar 1 duplicate death case entry deleted.
     From SAS Nagar 1 case shifted to Sangrur.
     From Moga 1 duplicate case entry deleted