One fresh case of Covid in Ludhiana district

Tribune News Service

Ludhiana, September 21

One person tested positive for Covid, while no death due to the disease was reported in the district today.

There are 30 active patients in the district at present. Today 26 persons were sent for home isolation and three patients were admitted to hospitals for Covid treatment.

Till date, a total of 24,48,611 samples have been taken, of which 23,49,409 samples were found negative. Now, the total number of patients belonging to Ludhiana is 87,527, while 11,675 patients belong to other districts/states.

The total number of persons who lost their lives to Covid is 2,100 from Ludhiana and 1,049 from other districts.

Samples of 7,575 suspected patients were sent for testing today and their results are expected shortly.

Deputy Commissioner Varinder Kumar Sharma appealed to the residents to adhere to all safety protocols like wearing masks, maintaining social distance and washing hands frequently.