Prem Nagar in Ludhiana declared 3rd containment zone

Tribune News Service

Ludhiana, June 14

With positive cases from Prem Nagar hitting the 18 mark, the administration declared it a containment zone today. Now, Ludhiana has three containment zones — Chowni Mohalla, area comprising Islam Ganj, Habib Ganj and Sansi Mohalla, and Prem Nagar.

The number of positive cases reported from Chowni Mohalla so far is 28. Thirtyone positive cases have been reported from Islam Ganj, Sansi Mohalla and Habib Ganj. The three containment zones are located close to each other.

House-to-house surveillance and contact tracing will be carried out for 14 days at Prem Nagar. If more than one case is not reported from this area in 14 days, then the zone will be opened, otherwise the containment period will be extended by one week, said the Civil Surgeon, Dr Rajesh Bagga.

“Only medical emergencies and essential services will be provided in these areas and the entire area will be sealed.

A buffer zone has also been created. If anyone tests positive, he or she will be immediately shifted to a health centre,” said Dr Ramesh, District Epidemiologist.

Four more test positive

Four more persons tested positive for Covid today. Of the positive persons, two belong to Ludhiana and one to Amritsar and Sangrur each. These reports were received from the DMCH where these patients have been admitted.

Both patients from Ludhiana, a 72-year-old man (on ventilator) and a 64-year-old woman (on intubation), are diabetic. The other two patients testing positive have been put on oxygen.

Yesterday, 1,104 samples were sent to Government Medical College, Patiala, of which the reports of 1,029 were received by the district Health Department. None came positive. The rest of the reports are expected tomorrow.

10 declared cured

Ten more patients have been declared cured in the past 24 hours. The number of patients having been discharged from various hospitals has reached 205.

As many as 9,894 persons have been kept under home quarantine in the district, the number of persons in confinement is 2,898 at present. Today, 297 persons were asked to home-quarantine themselves.