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Aparna Banerji
Jalandhar, April 16
After having temperature for a few days, Sunny Verma (42) was taken to a private hospital where he was tested for Covid. His report came negative. He was referred to another hospital where he was admitted, but his condition deteriorated and he died after three days. All through his treatment his Covid report (he was tested twice) remained negative.
3,915 cases, 51 deaths
Chandigarh: Punjab continued to be on the edge with 3,915 new Covid cases and 51 deaths. Ludhiana and Mohali continued to take the state tally up with 598 and 560 cases, respectively. Bathinda, which witnessed 266 fresh cases, has the highest positivity rate of 24.77 per cent, followed by Mohali (16.63) and Amritsar (15.90). The highest number of deaths was reported from Amritsar (7) and Ludhiana (6). The total active cases in the state stand at 30,745. TNS