Punjab government on Tuesday announced to provide free treatment to all COVID patients who are enrolled under state health insurance policy - Sarbat Sehat Beema Yojna - at empanelled private hospitals, news agency ANI reported.Punjab Health Minister Balbir Singh Sidhu said, The state government has decided to provide free treatment to COVID-19 patients falling under Sarbat Sehat Beema Yojna in empanelled private hospitals.The state on Monday reported 178 coronavirus-related fatalities, taking the toll to 13,468, while 4,539 fresh cases raised the infection count to 5,43,475, according to a medical bulletin.
The number of active cases dropped from 57,505 on Sunday to 54,996, the bulletin said.The state's single-day recoveries of 6,803 were.