Punjab:1555 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 1007852
   2 Total samples collected on the day 19733
   3 Total No. of patients tested positive 49378
   4 No. of patients discharged 33008
   5 Number of active cases 15063
   6 No. of Patients on oxygen support 491
   7 Patients who are critical and on ventilator support 68
   8 Total Deaths reported 1307

On 28 th August 2020

1. Number of new patients on oxygen support 66
2. Number of new patients admitted in ICU 17

(Gurdaspur-3, Jalandhar-14)

3. Number of new patients put on ventilator
   support

27

(Ludhiana-13, Jalandhar-11, Kapurthala-1,
Barnala-1, Gurdaspur-1)

4. Number of new patients discharged 2036

(Ludhiana-489, Jalandhar-145, Amritsar-
106, SAS Nagar-401, Sangrur-56,
Bathinda-68, Gurdaspur-41, Ferozepur-
447, Moga-6, Hoshiarpur-26, Pathankot-
16, Barnala-15, FG Sahib-46, Kapurthala-
16, Faridkot-36, Tarn Taran-20, Ropar-23,
Fazilka-20, SBS Nagar-21, Muktsar-30,

Mansa-8)

5. Number of new deaths reported 51

(Amritsar-12, Barnala-1, Bathinda-1,
Fazilka-2, FG Sahib-2, Gurdaspur-2,
Hoshiarpur-1, Jalandhar-5, Kapurthala-1,
Ludhiana-11, Mansa-2, SAS Nagar-1, SBS
Nagar-1, Patiala-5, Sangrur-2, Tarn Taran-

2)

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Patients reported positive on 28 th August 2020- 1555
District Number
of cases

Source of
Infection
outside Punjab

Local Cases Remarks

Ludhiana 140 ————– 18 contacts of Positive cases.
20 New cases (OPD). 42 New
cases (ILI). 1 New case
(ANC). 6 New cases (HCW). 2
New cases (SARI). 29 New
cases. 1 New case (Pre
operative)

Rest cases details
pending as reports
received late.

Jalandhar 211 ————– ————– Cases details
pending as reports
received late
Patiala 109 ————– ————– Cases details
pending as reports
received late

Amritsar 81 ————– 30 contacts of Positive cases.
51 New cases (OPD)

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SAS Nagar 85 2 New cases
(Domestic Returnees)

29 New cases (ILI). 31
contacts of Positive cases. 1
New case (SARI). 22 New
cases.

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Sangrur 25 ————– 3 New cases (Frontline
Workers). 7 New cases.

Rest cases details
pending as reports
received late

Bathinda 18 ————– 2 contacts of Positive cases. 1
New case (ILI). 10 New cases.

Rest cases details
pending as reports
received late.

Gurdaspur 182 3 New cases
(Domestic Returnees)

15 New cases (Police
Personnel). 21 New cases
(ILI). 63 contacts of Positive
cases. 80 New cases.

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Ferozepur 84 ————– 12 New cases. 61 contacts of
Positive cases. 11 New cases

(ILI)

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Moga 54 ————– 44 New cases. 10 contacts of
Positive cases.

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Hoshiarpur 85 2 New cases
(Domestic Returnees)

47 New cases. 36 contacts of
Positive cases.

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Pathankot 56 3 New cases
(Domestic Returnees)

8 contacts of Positive cases. 5
New cases (ILI). 17 New cases
(OPD). 23 New cases.

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Barnala 40 ————– 5 contacts of Positive cases. 7
New cases (ILI). 18 New cases
(OPD). 7 New cases (HCW). 3
New cases (ANC)

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FG Sahib 65 ————– 20 contacts of Positive cases.
17 New cases (OPD). 1 New
case (Police Personnel). 13
New cases. 5 New cases (ILI)

Rest cases details
pending as reports
received late

Kapurthala 46 ————– 14 New cases (ILI). 7 contacts
of Positive cases. 2 New cases
(Frontline workers). 1 New
case (ANC). 22 New cases.

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Faridkot 115 3 New cases (Foreign
Returned)

4 New cases (HCW). 43 New
cases (ILI). 3 New cases
(ANC). 1 New case (Pre
operative). 37 contacts of
Positive cases. 3 New cases.
16 New cases (OPD). 1 New
case (Army personnel). 4 New
cases (Prisoner)

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Tarn Taran 2 ————– 2 New cases ————–

Ropar 21 ————– 4 New cases. Rest cases details
pending as reports
received late

Fazilka 37 ————– 15 contacts of Positive cases. 6
New cases (ILI). 16 New cases

(OPD)

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SBS Nagar 8 ————– 8 New case. ————–

Muktsar 61 1 New case (Interstate
Traveler)

17 contacts of Positive cases.
25 New cases (OPD). 6 New
cases (ILI). 3 New cases
(ANC). 4 New cases (Frontline
workers). 5 New cases

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Mansa 30 ————– 5 contacts of Positive cases. 17
New cases

Rest cases details
pending as reports
received late.

• 14 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 10237 2504 7370 363
2. Jalandhar 6030 1982 3900 148
3. Patiala 5719 1610 3965 144
4. Amritsar 3694 631 2914 149
5. SAS Nagar 3333 1487 1775 71
6. Sangrur 2089 384 1622 83
7. Bathinda 2070 683 1367 20
8. Gurdaspur 2195 799 1347 49
9. Ferozepur 1630 619 988 23
10. Moga 1357 647 694 16
11. Hoshiarpur 1409 427 946 36
12. Pathankot 1108 312 774 22
13. Barnala 1004 453 532 19
14. FG Sahib 1042 276 743 23
15. Kapurthala 1140 470 630 40
16. Faridkot 1052 504 538 10
17. Tarn Taran 727 180 515 32
18. Ropar 791 276 504 11
19. Fazilka 777 230 537 10
20. SBS Nagar 673 137 518 18
21. Muktsar 784 244 532 8
22. Mansa 517 208 297 12
    Total 49378 15063 33008 1307
     From Ludhiana 2 cases shifted to Kapurthala, 2 cases shifted to Jalandhar, 11 cases shifted to
    Moga, 6 cases shifted to Sangrur, 4 cases shifted to Ferozepur, 1 cases shifted to Patiala, 1 cases
    shifted to SAS Nagar, 1 cases shifted to Barnala, 1 cases shifted to SBS Nagar, 2 cases shifted to
    Fazilka, 1 cases shifted to Amritsar, 1 cases shifted to SAS Nagar, 1 cases shifted to Hoshiarpur, 1
    cases shifted to Faridkot, 2 cases shifted to FG Sahib and 13 cases shifted out of State..
     From Patiala 5 cases shifted to Mansa.
     From Bathinda 5 cases shifted to Ropar and 1 case shifted to Mansa.