Punjab:1541 fresh COVID cases in past 24 hours

Department of Health & Family Welfare, Punjab

Media Bulletin-COVID-19

1. Details of Samples and Cases:-
   1 Total Samples taken 1062667
   2 Total samples collected on the day 16535
   3 Total No. of patients tested positive 53992
   4 No. of patients discharged 37027
   5 Number of active cases 15512
   6 No. of Patients on oxygen support 474
   7 Patients who are critical and on ventilator support 77
   8 Total Deaths reported 1453*
   *From Tarn Taran 1 duplicate death case entry excluded
   On 31 st August 2020
2. Number of new patients on oxygen support NIL
3. Number of new patients admitted in ICU NIL
4. Number of new patients put on ventilator
   support

NIL

4. Number of new patients discharged 1280

(Ludhiana-152, Jalandhar-103, Patiala-
135, Amritsar-48, SAS Nagar-92, Sangrur-
60, Bathinda-260, Gurdaspur-57, Moga-2,
Hoshiarpur-51, Pathankot-33, Barnala-54,
FG Sahib-53, Kapurthala-95, Tarn Taran-
1, Ropar-43, Fazilka-9, Muktsar-32)

5. Number of new deaths reported 50

(Amritsar-5, FG Sahib-1, Fazilka-1,
Gurdaspur-1, Hoshiarpur-5, Jalandhar-3,
Kapurthala-4, Ludhiana-18, Moga-1, SAS

Nagar-10, Patiala-1)

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Patients reported positive on 31 st August 2020- 1541
District Number
of cases

Source of
Infection
outside Punjab

Local Cases Remarks

Ludhiana 210 ————– 18 contacts of Positive cases.
44 New cases (OPD). 67 New
cases (ILI). 6 New cases
(ANC). 3 New cases (Police
Personnel). 6 New cases
(HCW). 39 New cases.

Rest cases details
pending as reports
received late.

Jalandhar 202 ————– 72 contacts of Positive cases.
130 New cases.

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Patiala 156 ————– 118 Contacts of Positive cases.
30 New cases (ILI). 8 New
cases.

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Amritsar 118 ————– 62 contacts of Positive cases.
10 New cases. 6 New cases
(Frontline worker). 2 New
cases (Police Personnel). 38
New cases (OPD)

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SAS Nagar 102 4 New cases
(Domestic Travelers)

41 contacts of Positive cases.
15 New cases (ILI). 2 New
cases (SARI). 4 New cases
(ANC). 11 New cases (Pre
operative). 25 New cases.

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Sangrur 40 ————– 8 New cases (ILI). 1 New case
(Factory Worker). 1 New case
(Police Personnel). 8 contacts
of Positive cases. 19 New
cases (OPD). 3 New cases.

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Bathinda 231 ————– 11 New cases. 13 contacts of
Positive cases. 4 New cases
(ILI). 8 New cases (Prisoners)

Rest cases details
pending as reports
received late.

Gurdaspur 75 ————– 31 contacts of Positive cases.
10 New cases (ILI). 2 New
cases (Frontline Workers). 3
New cases (Police Personnel).
29 New cases.

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Ferozepur 42 ————– ————– Cases details
pending as reports
received late.

Moga 23 ————– 1 contact of Positive case. 1
New case (prisoner). 21 New

cases.

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Hoshiarpur 44 2 New cases
(Domestic Returnees)

17 contacts of Positive cases.
25 New cases.

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Pathankot 35 1 New case
(Domestic Returnees)

12 contacts of Positive cases. 4
New cases (ILI). 1 New case
(Frontline Worker). 1 New
case. 16 New cases (OPD)

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Barnala 58 ————– 17 contacts of Positive cases. 4
New cases (ILI). 37 New cases

(OPD)

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FG Sahib 25 ————– 1 New case. 6 New cases
(ILI). 1 New case (ANC). 7
contacts of Positive cases. 1
New case (Pre operative). 9
New cases.

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Kapurthala 33 ————– 8 New cases (ILI). 3 contacts
of Positive cases. 1 New case
(Frontline Worker). 21 New
cases.

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Faridkot 32 ————– 8 contacts of Positive cases. 6
New cases (OPD). 2 New
cases (Frontline Workers). 9
New cases (ILI)

Rest cases details
pending as reports
received late.

Tarn Taran 5 ————– 1 New case (ILI). 2 New cases
(OPD). 2 New cases

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Ropar 16 ————– ————– Cases details
pending as reports
received late.

Fazilka 3 ————– 2 New cases (OPD). 1 contact
of Positive case

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SBS Nagar 11 ————– 6 contacts of Positive cases. 3
New cases (Police Personnel).
2 New cases

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Muktsar 36 ————– 11 contacts of Positive cases. 7
New cases (OPD). 13 New
cases (ILI). 1 New case (Police
Personnel). 4 New cases
(Prisoners)

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Mansa 44 ————– 12 contacts of Positive cases.
32 New cases

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• 7 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 10884 2392 8079 413
2. Jalandhar 6449 1988 4300 161
3. Patiala 6214 1423 4628 163
4. Amritsar 4038 766 3112 160
5. SAS Nagar 3722 1581 2058 83
6. Sangrur 2230 329 1813 88
7. Bathinda 2397 746 1627 24
8. Gurdaspur 2422 877 1495 50
9. Ferozepur 1849 670 1155 24
10. Moga 1447 625 802 20
11. Hoshiarpur 1573 451 1077 45
12. Pathankot 1284 408 853 23
13. Barnala 1149 481 649 19
14. FG Sahib 1117 242 847 28
15. Kapurthala 1274 438 788 48
16. Faridkot 1150 591 547 12
17. Tarn Taran 762 169 563 30
18. Ropar 887 261 615 11
19. Fazilka 888 319 557 12
20. SBS Nagar 722 160 544 18
21. Muktsar 931 306 616 9
22. Mansa 603 289 302 12
    Total 53992 15512 37027 1453
     From Ludhiana 7 cases shifted to Kapurthala, 3 cases shifted to FGS, 4 cases shifted to Sangrur, 1
    cases shifted to Hoshiarpur, 3 cases shifted to Jalandhar, 1 cases shifted to Barnala, 3 cases shifted
    to Moga, 3 cases shifted to Patiala, 1 cases shifted to Ferozepur, 1 cases shifted to SBS Nagar, 1
    cases shifted to Bathinda, 1 cases shifted to Faridkot, 1 cases shifted to Gurdaspur, 1 cases shifted
    to Pathankot and 3 cases shifted to out of State and 70 duplicate entries deleted.
     From Sangrur 3 cases shifted to Patiala, 1 case shifted to SAS Nagar, 1 case shifted to Barnala, 1
    case shifted to Ludhiana, 1 case shifted to Haryana.
     From Hoshiarpur 2 cases shifted to Pathankot and 1 case shifted to Mansa.
     From Taran Taran 1 death case shifted to Amritsar and 1 duplicate death case entry deleted.