No new case of coronavirus was reported from Punjab on Saturday, a Bulletin of the State Government said.
In another positive development, the state's first case -- of an NRI belonging to Hoshiarpur -- was discharged after being cured. The State has seen one death of an elderly man, who too has a travel history to Germany via Italy.
"All other 36 cases are stable and close contacts of all the positive cases have been put under quarantine and surveillance," the bulletin of the government said.
As per the Punjab Health Department bulletin, samples of close contacts and high-risk cases are being collected and sent to designated labs for testing. Teams are working for surveillance.
SBS Nagar saw the highest number of 19 coronavirus patients, followed by Mohali and Hoshiarpur districts with six each, Jalandhar five and one each in Amritsar and Ludhiana districts. The bulletin said swab tests of 264 patients have been awaited, while 596 patients tested negative out of total 898 samples collected, which amounts to 4.2 per cent positivity.
The state on March 9 tested the first positive case for the coronavirus. The man returned to Amritsar from Italy's Milan via Delhi on March 4 along with his two family members. The patient belongs to Hoshiarpur town and has been hospitalised in the Government Medical College in Amritsar along with his son.
COVID-19 CASES RISE TO 20 IN HARYANA
The number of Coronavirus cases in Haryana increased to 20 on Saturday, with a person testing positive for the disease in Faridabad, the health department said.
The total number of positive cases from Faridabad has reached three, as per the department’s bulletin. The number of positive cases reported from Gurgaon stands at 10. Four cases have been reported from Panipat and one each from Palwal, Panchkula and Sonipat.
The test reports of 126 samples is still awaited while 430 samples were found negative, according to the bulletin. As per government officials, so far, samples of 574 persons have been taken in Haryana. Out these, 20 were positive and reports of 430 persons were negative.
According to official, out of 11,904 passengers, 11,259 with travel history to coronavirus-hit countries have been put under home isolation. 185 persons have been currently hospitalised in the State, as per the bulletin. The official further said that State Helpline no. 8558893911 (Panchkula, Gurugram and Faridabad Districts), 1075 (remaining districts) and 108 launched which are available for 24 hours.
