44 test positive, woman dies in Ludhiana

Ludhiana, June 19

As many as 44 persons tested positive for Covid, while one woman lost her life to the virus in the district today. The case fatality rate of Ludhiana was 2.40 per cent. The recovery rate now has increased to 96.69 per cent.

Total confirmed positive cases from the district are 86,602 and 2,075 persons have lost their lives to the disease so far. There are 794 active cases in the district.

The woman patient who lost her life today was 61 years’ old. She was from Sanhewal and admitted to Fortis Hospital.

Today 40 patients were admitted to government hospitals and 89 to private hospitals, while 22 persons were on ventilator support.

Today 10,186 samples were sent for testing, while from yesterday’s samples results of 109 samples are pending. — TNS