Highest single day spike in Punjab, 2717 tested positive for covid:19

Department of Health & Family Welfare, Punjab

Media Bulletin-COVID-19

1. Details of Samples and Cases:-
   1 Total Samples taken 1467301
   2 Total samples collected on the day 27718
   3 Total No. of patients tested positive 87184
   4 No. of patients discharged 63570
   5 Number of active cases 21022
   6 No. of Patients on oxygen support 451
   7 Patients who are critical and on ventilator support 82
   8 Total Deaths reported 2592

On 16 th September 2020

1. Number of new patients on
   oxygen support

NIL

2. Number of new patients admitted
   in ICU

17

(Amritsar-14, Jalandhar-2, Hoshiarpur-1)

3. Number of new patients put on
   ventilator support

26

(Jalandhar-16, Kapurthala-1, SBS Nagar-1,
Hoshiarpur-1, FG Sahib-1, Ludhiana-3, Pathankot-

1, Moga-1, Gurdaspur-1)

4. Number of new patients
   discharged

2756

(Ludhiana-661, Jalandhar-527, Patiala-206,
Amritsar-183, SAS Nagar-42, Gurdaspur-187,
Bathinda-13, Sangrur-27, Ferozepur-610,
Pathankot-35, Faridkot-45, Muktsar-74, Barnala-
27, Fazilka-28, FG Sahib-10, Ropar-12, Tarn
Taran-7, Mansa-48, SBS Nagar-14)

5. Number of new deaths reported 78

(Ludhiana-15, Patiala-11, Jalandhar-10, Amritsar-9,
Bathinda-6, Hoshiarpur-5, Sangrur-5, Moga-3,
Fazilka-2, Kapurthala-2, Muktsar-2, Ropar-2,
Barnala-1, FG Sahib-1, Ferozepur-1, Gurdaspur-1,

Mansa-1, Pathankot-1 )

Patients reported positive on 16 th September 2020- 2717
District Number
of cases

Source of
Infection outside
Punjab

Local Cases Remarks

Ludhiana 562 —————- 75 Contacts of positive cases.
141 New cases (OPD). 175
New cases (ILI). 11 New cases
(HCW). 1 New case (Pre
operative). 8 New cases
(SARI). 145 New cases. 2
New cases (Police personnel).
4 New cases (ANC).

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Jalandhar 209 —————- —————- Rest cases details
pending as reports
received late.

Patiala 247 —————- 122 New cases. 13 New cases
(SARI). 79 New cases (ILI).
33 Contacts of positive cases.

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Amritsar 267 —————- 103 Contacts of positive cases.
164 New cases.

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SAS Nagar 272 —————- 2 New cases (SARI). 53
Contacts of positive cases. 124
New cases (ILI). 49 New
cases. 40 New cases (OPD). 4
New cases (ANC)

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Gurdaspur 144 —————- 28 New cases (ILI). 71
Contacts of positive cases. 2
New cases (Frontline
workers). 43 New cases.

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Bathinda 119 6 New cases
(Domestic Travelers)

42 New cases (ILI). 3
Contacts of positive cases. 6
New cases (Frontline
Workers). 42 New cases
(OPD). 1 New case (ANC). 18
New cases (Pre operative). 1
New case.

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Hoshiarpur 206 —————- 15 New cases (ILI). 191 New

cases

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Sangrur 53 1 New case (Domestic
Traveler).

5 New cases (ILI). 2 Contacts
of positive cases. 21 New
cases. 5 New cases (Pre
Operative). 19 New cases
(OPD)

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Ferozepur 39 —————- —————- Cases details
pending as reports
received late

Pathankot 37 —————- 32 New cases (OPD). 4 New
cases (ILI). 1 contact of
positive case.

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10

Kapurthala 72 1 New case (Foreign
Returned).

1 New case (Frontline
Worker). 3 New cases
(Prisoners). 15 Contacts of
positive cases. 7 New cases
(ILI). 45 New cases.

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Faridkot 131 —————- 25 New cases. 1 New case
(HCW). 34 New cases.

Rest cases details
pending as reports
received late.
Moga 32 —————- 32 New cases —————-

Muktsar 19 —————- 3 New cases (ILI). 8 New
cases (OPD). 3 New cases
(Prisoners). 4 New cases. 1
New case (HCW)

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Barnala 25 —————- 7 Contacts of positive cases. 8
New cases (ILI). 10 New cases

(OPD)

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Fazilka 54 —————- 13 Contacts of positive cases.
6 New cases (ILI). 33 New
cases (OPD). 2 new cases.

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FG Sahib 35 —————- 11 Contacts of positive cases.
9 New cases (OPD). 7 New
cases (ILI). 1 New case
(HCW). 1 New case (Police
Personnel). 6 New cases.

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Ropar 78 —————- —————- Cases details
pending as reports
received late.
Tarn Taran 12 —————- 12 New cases —————-

Mansa 50 —————- 50 New cases. —————-

SBS Nagar 54 —————- 21 Contacts of positive cases.
5 New cases (ILI). 28 New
cases.

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 8 New Cases source of infection out of Punjab

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

Cases

Total Active
Cases

Total Cured Deaths

1. Ludhiana 14738 1465 12651 622
2. Jalandhar 10358 2315 7762 281
3. Patiala 9459 2007 7188 264
4. Amritsar 7236 1708 5250 278
5. SAS Nagar 7443 2785 4519 139
6. Gurdaspur 4504 1405 2999 100
7. Bathinda 4320 1508 2731 81
8. Hoshiarpur 3304 1249 1952 103
9. Sangrur 2948 492 2335 121
10. Ferozepur 2501 95 2326 80
11. Pathankot 2507 864 1603 40
12. Kapurthala 2263 662 1493 108
13. Faridkot 2174 799 1342 33
14. Moga 1953 575 1325 53
15. Muktsar 1848 645 1176 27
16. Barnala 1521 389 1099 33
17. Fazilka 1572 433 1114 25
18. FG Sahib 1538 281 1196 61
19. Ropar 1486 444 995 47
20. Tarn Taran 1251 335 870 46
21. Mansa 1154 304 832 18
22. SBS Nagar 1106 262 812 32
    Total 87184 21022 63570 2592
     From Hoshiarpur 10 repeat case entries deleted and 6 cases shifted to Gurdaspur.
     From Faridkot 6 cases shifted to Ferozepur, 3 cases shifted to Moga and 2 cases shifted to Haryana.
     From FG Sahib 3 repeat case entries deleted.