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Five deaths, 93 fresh cases in Amritsar district

Amritsar, September 2With five more deaths, the district toll due to Covid increased to 177 on Wednesday. The health authorities also reported 93 fresh cases, taking the total count to 4,242. With a total of 3,289 recoveries, the number of active cases stood at 776.The deceased have been identified as Parshotam Lal (67) of Bhalla Colony (Chehharta), Swarno (60) from Karampura, Amarjit Kaur (80) of Partap Avenue, Pritpal Singh (65) of the Cheel Mandi area and Mohamad Iqbal (40) of the Shani Mandir area in Rayya. Iqbal was being treated to PGI, Chandigarh.The new cases include 51 persons with influenza-like illness (ILI) and 42 contacts of positive patients. One ILI case was reported at PNB branch on the Lawrence road. Of contact cases, four were reported from Corporate Hospital, three each from Military Hospital and the Police Control Room and two from Amritsar Club.Meanwhile, Deputy Commissioner (DC) Gurpreet Singh Khaira has warned miscreants against spreading rumours regarding organ harvesting of Covid patients. In a press released by the district administration, the DC said if anybody had evidence to substantiate the allegations regarding organ harvesting, he or she should bring it to the notice of the authorities. He added that no complaint regarding organ harvesting had been filed till date. “The administration would take a strict action against anyone spreading such rumours,” said the DC.Run OPDs on alternate days, demand hospital staff

The Tribune

2020-09-03