Pandemic continues to wreak havoc in Ludhiana district

Tribune News Service

Ludhiana, August 17

As many as 230 persons tested positive for the Covid-19 while 13 lost their lives to the virus today. At present, 21 patients are on ventilator. Today, 418 persons were sent to home quarantine.

Those who lost their lives today, include nine males and four females. A 32-year-old man from Mahavir Jain Colony admitted to Rajindra Hospital, Patiala, and a 39-year-old woman from Bhagwanpura Samrala admitted to the CMCH, who was also suffering from neuro endocrine tumour, passed away today. A 41-year-old man from New Samrat Colony and a 45-year-old man from Chet Singh Nagar also lost their lives to the virus today.

Three more patients, who succumbed to the virus were in their 50s and belonged to Mundian Kalan, Partap Chowk, Khanna and Samrala, respectively. Five more patients died and were in the age group of 60 to 70 years. The deceased belonged to New Kidwai Nagar, Kidwai Nagar, Basant Vihar, Friends Colony and Giaspura, respectively.

Among those who tested positive today, include Dakha MLA Manpreet Singh Ayali. While declaring his health status on Facebook Ayali wrote that he was suffering with mild symptoms from the last few days and got tested for Covid-19. Its report came positive, he added. Ayali has gone into home isolation.

Those who tested positive today, include 34 from the flu corner, 70 were contacts of Covid-positive persons, 29 were from OPDs, 18 healthcare workers, 18 undertrials, four pregnant women, five pre-operative cases and tracing of 47 was still under progress.

Meanwhile, in order to find hidden and unreported cases of Covid-19, awareness teams of the Mass Media Department of the Civil Surgeon’s Office are now exhorting people to come forward for sampling. On Monday, all the three awareness teams visited different parts of the city, which were once containment zones or had positive cases.

In order to find hidden cases, the teams motivated people to come forward for sampling, which was done by the Health Department free of cost.

As per the government directions, Covid test of residents of containment and micro-containment zones in district is mandatory.

Dr Rajesh Kumar Bagga, Civil Surgeon, Ludhiana, said, “The Health Department has ramped up testing considerably. Increased testing is vital for early detection of Covid cases, which in turn helps in controlling the spread of disease. More sampling means more cases can be tracked early.”

“Covid sampling takes less than a minute. The process is so smooth that person giving sample won’t feel anything. The procedure of collecting sample is completely painless,” he added.

Giving a sample would rule out any possibility of contracting the virus, he said. In order to counsel residents, who resisted or hesitated in giving samples, three teams of the mass media wing were visiting different areas of the city and motivating people to come forward for sampling by clearing their apprehensions.

Figures of Ludhiana district

Samples 87,223
Positive 6,823
Active cases 2,017
Deaths 254

COVID-19 Control Room

For Home Isolation 78147-64759
Ambulance Problem 78143-63850
Hospital Problem 62849-12553
General Problem 62845-31852

Weblink where residents can check real time status of vacant and occupied beds in all hospitals:

https://ludhiana.nic.in/notice/covid-19-bed-status-in-ludhiana-district/