Man dies, 9 fresh Covid cases in Ludhiana district

Tribune News Service

Ludhiana, July 18

Today, nine persons from the district tested positive for Covid while one death was reported.

There were 130 active patients in the district and 25 were admitted to various hospitals while 97 were sent for home isolation on Sunday.

Total positive cases in the district have reached 87,230 while 2,093 have lost their lives so far. The patient who lost his life today was a 54-year-old man from Jamalpur. He was admitted to SPS Hospital.

The recovery rate in the district is 97.45 per cent while today it was 97.41 per cent.

A total of 18,90,940 samples have been taken, of which 17,92,127 samples were found negative. Today, samples of 9,678 persons were collected.

Deputy Commissioner Varinder Sharma said though Covid cases were decreasing, people need to be vigilant as the virus was still here and everyone have to be cautious.

“I request people to continue observing Covid-appropriate behaviour, including wearing masks, maintaining social distancing and hand hygiene,” Sharma said.