(Manisha Mahar, Intern Journalist); In Punjab, on Wednesday (August 12), the total number of dead people rose to 675 after Covid-19 killed 39 people in a single day. Apart from this, with the arrival of 675 new cases of infection in the state, the number of infected people has reached 26,909. According to the medical bulletin, 13 patients died in Ludhiana, six in Hoshiarpur, four in Patiala, three in Amritsar and Jalandhar, two each in Mohali, Gurdaspur and Pathankot, Barnala, Bathinda, Fatehgarh Sahib, and Sangrur. happened.
422 people were discharged from the hospital after recovering from an infection. With this, the total number of cured people has increased to 17,212. There are still 9,022 people infected with the coronavirus in the state who are undergoing treatment in various hospitals. 18 patients are in critical condition and are placed on ventilators while 142 patients are on oxygen support. So far, 7,11,260 samples have been tested in the state.