Summary:
Chandigarh, Nov 30 (PTI) Three coronavirus-related deaths were reported in Punjab on Tuesday, bringing the fatality count to 16,602, while 22 fresh cases raised the infection tally to 6,03,279, according to a medical bulletin.
The new deaths were reported from Hoshiarpur, Patiala and Mohali.
Among fresh cases, Hoshiarpur reported seven, followed by three each in Pathankot and Mohali.
The number of active cases is 325.
Twenty-two more people recovered from the infection, taking the number of recoveries to 5,86,352, according to the bulletin.
Meanwhile, Punjab Deputy Chief Minister Om Prakash Soni ordered that 40,000 daily Covid testings be conducted in the state in view of detection of new coronavirus variant Omicron in some countries.