One fresh Covid case in Ludhiana district

Tribune News Service

Ludhiana, November 2

One person tested positive for Covid and no death due to the disease was reported in the district today. The recovery rate of Covid-19 patients has reached 97.57 per cent and there are 19 active cases in the district at present. Seventeen patients were asked to undergo home isolation today.

A total of six patients — two from Ludhiana and four from other districts — are undergoing treatment for Covid at various city hospitals here.

Till date, a total of 27,34,540 samples for Covid test have been taken, of which 26,35,223 samples were found negative. Now, the total number of patients belonging to Ludhiana is 87,611, while 11,706 patients belong to other districts/states.

The total number of patients who lost their lives to Covid is 2,106 from Ludhiana and 1,053 from other districts.

Samples of 6,781 suspected patients were sent for testing today and their results are expected shortly.