Ludhiana district records lowest cases in a day this year

Tribune News Service

Ludhiana, July 9

Today eight persons tested positive for Covid, while one death was reported in the district. It is the lowest number of people testing positive in a day this year. The active cases have also dropped to less than 200. Today there were 161 active cases in the district.

Total positive cases in the district have reached 87,108, while 2,088 patients have lost their lives so far. The recovery rate has gone to 97.42 per cent and there were 161active cases in the district.

Today 25 patients were admitted to private/government hospitals and five were on ventilator support.

A total of 18,05,956 samples have been taken, out of which 17,07,300 samples were found negative. Today samples of 8,637 people were collected.

Civil Surgeon Dr Kiran Gill said the decreasing numbers should not be taken as a licence to move out freely. “Virus is very much here and people should adopt all necessary precautions and stay safe,” she said.

Ayurvedic immunisation camp organised

Keeping the third wave in mind, an Ayurvedic immunisation camp was held by the District Ayurvedic Department at Government Ayurvedic Hospital, Model Gram. ‘Swarn Prashan’, an ancient health tonic, is given to children in the age group 0-16 years. This is the second such camp, first was held on June 14. The dose is repeated after 28 days.

In-charge of Government Ayurvedic Hospital Dr Hemant Kumar, telling about the ‘Swarn Prashan’, said purified ash of gold is administered with fortified ghee prepared with herbal extracts and honey in liquid or semi-solid form.

‘Swarn Prashan’ helps in increasing immunity, improves digestion, stamina, prevents common recurrent infections and helps nurturing early physical and mental development, he said.