CHANDIGARH: Punjab registered 15 Covid-19 deaths and 308 positive cases on Saturday.
The total number of deaths from the deadly virus in the state has now reached 15,979 and the total number of positive cases touched 5,94,586.
The state also recorded seven new cases of Mucormycosis or black fungus on Saturday.
This has taken the total number of such cases in the state till date to 561, besides total 51 deaths from it.
As many as 740 Covid-19 patients were discharged from various hospitals across the state and a total 49,027 tests were conducted on the day.
Bathinda district recorded the highest number of 37 Covid-19 positive cases, followed by Ludhiana (32), Hoshiarpur (24) and Jalandhar (21).
There were a total 4,376 active cases on Saturday across Punjab.
The positivity rate of the state has dropped to 0.63%.
A total number of 1,38,384 persons were vaccinated on Saturday across Punjab.
As many as 3,440 health care and front line workers, 39,333 persons above 45 years of age and 69.166 persons between 18-44 years were vaccinated with the first dose.
Whereas, 2,353 health care and frontline workers and 19,516 persons above 45 years of age and 4,576 persons between 18-44 years got their second dose of the vaccine on Saturday.
There were a total of 120 critically ill patients, who were put on ventilator support, 1,628 were on oxygen support and 373 in critical level-3 health facilities on Saturday.