One more tests positive for coronavirus in Punjab, total count 39

A 65-year-old Mohali resident tested positive for coronavirus on Monday, taking total number of COVID-19 cases to 39 in Punjab, officials said.

man, a resident of Nayagaon in Mohali, was mitted to PGIMER hospital six days ago, Mohali Deputy Commissioner Girish Dayalan said.

"He was taken to hospital after he complained of chest pain and breathlessness. w his test report for coronavirus has come positive. He has travel history,” DC said, ding that his condition is critical and has been put on ventilator.

"We are tracing all his contacts and ir tests will be conducted," he said. Meanwhile, health authorities have sealed all entry points of Nayagaon area, official said, ding that equate precautions are being taken to check spre of infection.

With this, total number of coronavirus cases has reached 39 in state. On Sunday evening, a 62-year-old coronavirus patient died at Government Medical College in Amritsar.

“He was having co-morbidities and died on March 29 due to cardiac arrest,” a medical bulletin said.

Of 39 cases, 19 have been reported from Nawanshahr, seven from Mohali, six from Hoshiarpur, five from Jalandhar and one each from Amritsar and Ludhiana. Two patients have died and one has been discharged from hospital after his second test results came negative.

According to bulletin, 1,051 samples have been tested so far and out of which, reports of 881 samples came negative and result of 131 samples is still awaited.