<span style="color: #222222;">In Punjab, 5 thousand 7 hundred 78 new Covid 19 positive cases were reported yesterday. The maximum one thousand 97 positive cases reported were from SAS Nagar district followed by 6 hundred 66 from Ludhiana district and 5 hundred 29 from Jalandhar district.<br />''<br />''39 Covid19 deaths were also reported on the day and 6 thousand 4 hundred 79 Covid19 patients cured and discharged on the day. There are 45 thousand 645 active Covid patients in the state now.<br />''<br />''The Health Department said, 2 lakh 75 thousand 246 people were vaccinated with first and second dose on the day.<br />''<br />''Out of them one lakh 15 thousand 607 people were administered first dose while 1 lakh 59 thousand 639 administered second dose of corona vaccine.<br />''<br />''Among them there were 25 thousand 37 children in the age group of 15-17 years who got their first dose on the day.</span><br />