Five dead, 395 fresh cases in Ludhiana

Tribune News Service
Ludhiana, March 26

Covid claimed the life of five more persons in Ludhiana district while 395 fresh cases were confirmed here during the past 24 hours. At present, there are 2,568 active patients in the city.

The Health Department confirmed 10 deaths on Friday. Five victims were from Ludhiana district, one each from Hoshiarpur, Patiala, Mumbai, Nawanshahr and Jalandhar.

52-year-old woman from Payal, 57-year-old woman from Sahnewal Khurd, 69-year-old woman from Haibowal Khurd, 60-year-old woman from Doraha and 77-year-old man from Manakwal in Ludhiana district lost their lives. Now, the total number of persons who lost their lives due to the virus is 1,103 from Ludhiana and 572 from other districts.

Out of 458 confirmed cases today, 395 patients are from Ludhiana and 63 patients from other districts or states. As per information, six healthcare workers, a teacher from BCM School at Shastri Nagar and three students — two from GMT School near Jalandhar bypass and one from BCM School at Shastri Nagar —in Ludhiana tested positive for virus.

According to the Health Department, 32,476 patients from Ludhiana district and 5,153 patients from other districts/states have tested positive for virus here till date. A total of 7,71,367 samples have been taken, out of which reports of 7,70,713 samples have been received. As many as 7,33,084 samples were found negative while reports of 654 samples are pending. He said now the total number of patients belonging to Ludhiana is 32,476, while 5,153 patients belong to other districts/states.

Deputy Commissioner Varinder Kumar Sharma informed that till date, 64,753 persons have been kept under home quarantine in the district and at present, the number of such persons is 4,788. Today, 716 persons were home quarantined.

He said 5,359 samples of suspected patients were sent for testing today and their results are expected shortly. He appealed to the residents to adhere to all the safety protocols like wearing masks, maintaining social distance and washing hands frequently.