With 16 more Covid-19 cases, Jalandhar becomes first Punjab district to cross 100 mark

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Recording the highest spike in a single district, 16 new fresh coronavirus disease (Covid-19) cases were reported on Friday.

Confirming the development, Jalandhar health department nodal officer Dr TPS Sandhu said with this 105 positive cases had been reported in the district, including four deaths.

A health official, seeking anonymity, said the new patients were close contacts of those already found positive, while some had returned from Nanded, where they had gone on pilgrimage.

Jalandhar, which has the highest number of cases across the state, has also become the first district to cross the 100 mark.

The Doaba region of Punjab, which comprises four districts, has reported 151 Covid-19 cases so far. Shaheed Bhagat Singh Nagar has reported 23 cases, Hoshiarpur 11 and Kapurthala 12.