Punjab reports 2,247 new cases of coronavirus

Chandigarh/Amritsar/Ludhiana/Jalandhar Forty-seven more fatalities due to Covid-19 in Punjab on Monday took the toll to 2,860, while 2,247 new cases pushed the infection tally to 99,930, just 70 short of the 1-lakh mark.

There are 21,661 active Covid-19 cases in the state, according to the



bulletin.

A total of 2,811 coronavirus patients were discharged after recovering from the infection.

So far, 75,409 people have been cured of the disease.

A total of 15,99,134 samples have been collected for testing so far in the state, it said.