13 fresh cases of Covid-19 in Ludhiana district

Tribune News Service

Ludhiana, July 4

Today, 13 persons tested positive for Covid-19 while no death was reported in the district.

Today 10,177 samples were taken in Ludhiana district and the recovery rate of Covid-19 patients has reached 97.31 per cent while the case fatality rate is 2.40 per cent.

Deputy Commissioner Varinder Kumar Sharma said under “Mission Fateh” of the Punjab Government, the number of Covid patients getting cured in Ludhiana district was increasing with each passing day.

He said at present, there were 255 active patients in the district.

A total of 19 patients (13 new patients from Ludhiana district and six from other states/districts) have tested positive in the past 24 hours. Till date, a total of 17,58,380 samples have been taken, of which reports of 17,58,380 samples have been received. Of these, 16,59,819 samples were found negative. The total number of patients related to Ludhiana is 87,036, while 11,525 patients belong to other districts/states. The total number of persons who lost their lives include 2,086 persons from Ludhiana and 1,041 from other districts.

He said whenever the district administration or the Health Department, Ludhiana, finds out about any positive or suspected Covid patient, their samples were sent for testing. As many as, 10,177 samples of suspected patients were sent for testing today and their results were expected shortly.

The Deputy Commissionerappealed to residents to adhere to all Covid safety protocols of the state government.