Updated Mar 12, 2021 | 14:20 IST
The Punjab government has imposed night curfew in Mohali and Fatehgarh Sahib in wake of the rising cases, making them the 7th and 8th districts in the state to be kept under such guidelines. Representational Image. | Photo Credit: PTI
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Punjab registered 1,309 fresh coronavirus cases and 18 more fatalities on Thursday, taking the overall infections tally to 1,93,345 and the death toll to 5,996
With the fresh rise, the number of active cases also increased to 10,069
Mohali: Amid a sudden spike in coronavirus cases across India, with the country registering 23,285 new infections in the past 24 hours – the highest single-day rise in 2021, several states across the country have started re-imposing restrictions like last year to contain the resurge of the Covid-19 outbreak.