Tribune News Service Jalandhar May 8 With 672 new cases in the district Jalandhar Covid tally reached 48603 on Saturday. The health authorities reported 11 deaths in the district today. With this the toll increased to 1155 today. A total of 725 patients were discharged today. Due to the strike by NHM employees formal health bulletin was not released in the district for the third consecutive day. In Kapurthala 134 persons tested positive today. The authorities reported four deaths in the district. The deceased include a 60-year-old man from Talwandi 72- year-old-man from Phagwara 72-year-old man from Kapurthala and a 52-year-old man from Kapurthala. 7 fall prey to virus in Hoshiarpur The district reported seven Covid-19 fatalities on Saturday taking the toll to 778 while 384 fresh cases pushed the infection count to 22573. Civil Surgeon Dr Ranjit Singh said the number of active cases in the district stood at 2340 and 19455 patients recovered. Of 384 positive cases 14 were reported from other districts 45 from Hoshiarpur city and the remaining from other health blocks of the district. Five patients died at Hoshiarpur hospitals while one died at the Civil Hospital Dasuya and another at a private hospital in Jalandhar.

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