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Ludhiana, February 15
No death was reported, while 26 persons tested positive for Covid in the district today. The total number of confirmed cases in Ludhiana district has reached 26,366, while 1,013 have lost their life so far since the spread of the pandemic.
At present, there are 322 active patients in the district. According to the Health Department, 37 patients (26 new patients from district Ludhiana and 11 from other states/districts) tested positive in the last 24 hours. Till date, a total of 6,33,797 samples have been taken, out of which the reports of 6,32,549 samples have been received. Out of these, 6,02,131 samples were found negative, while the reports of 1,248 samples were pending.
Civil Surgeon Dr Sukhjeevan Kakkar said the total number of patients related to Ludhiana was 26,366, while 4,052 patients belonged to other districts/states.
He added said that till date, 56,882 persons had been kept under home quarantine in the district and at present, the number of such persons was 770. Today, 21 persons were sent for home quarantine.
Deputy Commissioner Varinder Sharma said whenever the district administration and Health Department find any positive or suspected Covid person, his/her samples are immediately sent for testing. Similarly, 1,779 samples of suspected patients were sent for testing today and their results are expected shortly.
Weblink where residents can check real time status of vacant and filled beds in all hospitals:
https://ludhiana.nic.in/notice/covid-19-bed-status-in-ludhiana-district
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