4 test +ve for Covid in Ludhiana district

Tribune News Service

Ludhiana, October 17

Four persons tested positive for Covid and no death was reported due to the disease in the district today.

The recovery rate of Covid-19 patients has reached 97.57 per cent. Today, 17 persons were sent for home isolation while there are 21 active cases in the district. At present, three patients from other districts are undergoing treatment for Covid in Ludhiana district.

Till date, a total of 26,20,002 samples have been taken, of which 25,20,741 were found negative. Now, the total number of patients related to Ludhiana is 87,573 while 11,688 belong to other districts or states.

The total number of persons who lost their lives include 2,104 persons from Ludhiana and 1,052 from other districts.

Whenever the district administration or the Health Department, Ludhiana, finds out about any positive or suspected Covid patients, their samples are sent for testing. As many as 6,308 samples of suspected patients were sent for testing today and their results are expected shortly.