Three deaths, 122 test +ve in Ludhiana

Tribune News Service

Ludhiana, March 10

Covid-19 has claimed the lives of three more persons in Ludhiana district during the past 24 hours. As many as 122 patients, including 14 students and six teachers, have tested positive for the virus here today.

The six teachers tested positive include three from Government Senior Secondary School, Mangli Neechi, one each from the GSSS (Boys) at Jagraon, GSSS, Ladhowal (Koomkalan), and PCTE, Baddowal, in Ludhiana district. Besides, 14 students, including three students from the GSSS Lehal (near Maloud), one from Bal Bharti School, Dugri, three from Sarbatkari Vidya Mandir, Jagraon, six from Chanan Devi School, Jalandhar Bypass, and a student from GADVASU.

Civil Surgeon Rajesh Bagga said four persons, including three from Ludhiana and one from Jalandhar districts died of the virus today. A 55-year-old man from Chhapar village, a 29-year-old woman from Mullanpur and a 68-year-old man from Khanna in Ludhiana district breathed their last.

Deputy Commissioner Varinder Kumar Sharma said at present, there were 975 active patients in the district.

He said sincere efforts were being made to keep people safe from Covid-19. A total of 154 patients (122 new patients from Ludhiana district and 32 from other states or districts had tested positive in the past 24 hours.

He said till date, a total of 7,04,175 samples have been taken, of which reports of 7,02,439 had been received. Of these, 6,69,832 samples were found negative while reports of 1,736 were pending.

Sharma said now, the total number of patients related to Ludhiana was 28,171 while 4,436 patients belong to other districts or states.

He said unfortunately, four patients lost their lives today, which include three from Ludhiana and one from Jalandhar districts. Now, the total number of persons who lost their lives to the virus has reached 1,044 in Ludhiana. As many as 518 persons from other districts have died so far.

He said till date, 59,322 persons had been kept under home quarantine in the district and at present, the number of such persons was 2,113. Today, 150 persons were sent for home quarantine.

A total of 4,369 samples of suspected patients were sent for testing today and their results were expected shortly. The Deputy Commissioner appealed to residents to adhere to all Covid safety protocols of the state government.