22 fresh cases in Ludhiana district

Tribune News Service

Ludhiana, August 11

Today 22 fresh cases of Covid-19 were reported in the district.

Now, the total number of patients belonging to Ludhiana is 87,401, while 11,632 patients belong to other districts or states. There are 99 active cases in the city at present.

Eight students of Government Senior Secondary School of Basti Jodhewal and 12 students of Government High School of Kailash Nagar had tested positive for the virus in the district on Tuesday. Both, schools have been shut till August 24. The Health Department collected samples of students for Covid test today also. The department will receive the test reports tomorrow.

Samples of 9,280 suspected patients were sent for testing today and their results are expected shortly.

According to the Health Department, a total of 20,87,873 samples have been taken and the reports of all of them have been received. As many as 19,88,840 samples were found negative.

The total number of persons who lost their lives is 2,095 from Ludhiana and 1,047 from other districts.

Meanwhile, Deputy Commissioner Varinder Kumar Sharma said today that after a gap of two months, Ludhiana has reported Covid cases in double digits in the last two days, which shows a slight surge in the cases.

Addressing the Ludhiana residents in his weekly Facebook live session on the official page of the DPRO Ludhiana, the Deputy Commissioner said, “We all need to remain cautious as the cases have been reported from the two schools, which is a matter of concern.”

He said after the surfacing of the cases, the administration has been conducting a special sampling drive in 12 mohallas of Ludhiana to which the infected students belong and action is being taken accordingly.

He informed that the district administration is committed to tackling any kind of exigency in view of any surge in Covid cases and health infrastructure has been ramped up in Ludhiana.

MC conducts disinfectant spray at schools

After 20 students of two schools tested positive for Covid-19, the MC has started sanitisation drive in the schools. Superintending Engineer, MC, Rajinder Singh said they sprayed disinfectant at Government Senior Secondary School of Basti Jodhewal and two schools in the Subash Nagar area. The drive was carried out on Tuesday also.