In Punjab, today 340 new cases of Covid 19 were reported and 77 Covid patients were discharged from various hospitals after recovery while 9 patients lost their lives. AIR correspondent reports that 80 cases are from Jalandhar and 80 from Ludhiana.<br />'' <br />''The number of positive persons has risen to 8511 and number of recovered patients has risen to 5663 in the state.<br />'' <br />''<span style="color: #222222;">213 deaths have also been reported so far. Now there are 2635 patients under treatment in various hospitals of the state.</span><br />