Patiala, June 1 -- Amid a fresh uptick in COVID-19 infections, health authorities in Punjab plan to ramp up testing across districts, following the detection of six new cases and one death over the past week.

According to health officials, five cases were reported from Ludhiana and one from Mohali. Additionally, two more cases - one each from Mohali and Ferozepur - were not included in the state tally as the patients were residents of Haryana.

A 39-year-old labourer from Ludhiana died of COVID-19 complications on Wednesday at Government Medical College and Hospital, Sector 32, Chandigarh. The patient, who had pre-existing conditions such as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and liver disease, was referred from ESIC Model Hosp...