In Punjab, today 1165 new persons tested positive for Covid19 and 568 Covid19 patients discharged from various hospitals after recovery. <br />'' <br />'' AIR correspondent reports that out of total 1165  Covid positive cases, 315 are from Ludhiana district and 187 from Jalandhar. 40 Covid patients have lost their lives in a day.  <br />'' <br />'' With this number of persons tested positive has risen to 31206 out of which 19431 patients have recovered and 812  have died. At present, 10963  patients are under treatment in various hospitals of the state.