In Punjab, 177 new COVID-19 cases were reported yesterday, 125 patients discharged from various hospitals after recovery and two deaths were also reported from Ludhiana. Our correspondent reports that 46 new cases are from Jalandhar and 34 from Ludhiana.<br />''<br />''The State Health Department said, in 17 positive cases, the source of infection is out of the state.<br />''<br />''The number of positive cases has now risen to 4,235 and the number of recovered patients has gone up to 2,825 so far in the state. The 101 deaths have also been reported so far. Now, there are 1,309 patients under treatment in various hospitals in the state.<br />''<br />''<br />''<br />