60-yr-old man dies with Covid, 2 test positive in Ludhiana

Tribune News Service

Ludhiana, November 9

Two persons tested positive for Covid and one patient died due to the disease in the district today. The deceased was a 60-year-old man from Kitchlu Nagar and admitted to the DMCH.

The recovery rate of Covid-19 patients has reached 97.58 and there are 18 active cases in the district at present. Fourteen patients were asked to undergo home isolation today.

A total of eight patients — four from Ludhiana and four from other districts —are undergoing treatment for Covid at various city hospitals.

Till date, a total of 27,73,036 samples for Covid test have been taken, of which 26,73,699 were found negative. Now, the total number of patients belonging to Ludhiana is 87,626, while 11,711 patients belong to other districts/states.

The total number of patients who lost their lives to Covid is 2,107 from Ludhiana and 1,054 from other districts.

Samples of 6,916 suspected patients were sent for testing today and their results are expected shortly.

Deputy Commissioner Varinder Kumar Sharma appealed to the residents to adhere to all safety protocols, like wearing masks, maintaining social distance and washing hands frequently, of the Punjab Government to not only save themselves but keep everyone around safe.