72-yr-old man dies, one tests +ve in Ludhiana

Tribune News Service

Ludhiana, November 25

One person tested positive for Covid and one patient lost his life to the disease in the district today. The deceased was 72-year-old man from Sunet and had been admitted to Dayanand Medical College and Hospital.

The recovery rate of Covid-19 patients has reached 97.58 per cent and there are 13 active cases in the district at present. Ten patients were asked to undergo home isolation today.

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

Till date, a total of 28,66,614 samples for Covid test have been taken, of which 27,67,226 were found negative. The total number of patients belonging to Ludhiana is 87,652, while 11,736 patients belong to other districts/states.

The total number of patients who lost their lives to Covid is 2,110 from Ludhiana and 1,060 from other districts.

Samples of 4,925 suspected patients were sent for testing today and their results are expected shortly.