7 dead, 340 test positive in Ludhiana

Tribune News Service

Ludhiana, March 25

Today 340 persons tested positive for Covid while seven deaths due to the virus were reported in the district today. Those tested positive today include seven students and four teachers. The total number of positive cases has now reached 32,081 while 1,098 have lost their lives so far.

Students who tested positive today are six from JNV Campus, Dhanasu, and one from Bal Bharti School, Dugri. One staff member from JNV Campus, Dhanasu, has also tested positive. Teachers who tested positive today are one from Government Girls School, Gill village, one from GNC, Doraha, and two from BCM School, Shastri Nagar.

Four men and three women lost their lives today. They were from Sewak Nagar, Model Town, Khanna, Raikot, Amar Nagar, Gujarwal village and Samrala.

Till date, a total of 7,66,008 samples have been taken, out of which reports of 7,65,656 samples have been received. As many as 7,28,485 samples were found negative, while reports of 352 samples are pending.

Till now 64,037 persons have been kept under home quarantine in the district and at present the number of such persons is 4,392. Today 575 persons were sent for home quarantine.

Deputy Commissioner Varinder Kumar Sharma has again exhorted the citizens of the district to take the Covid vaccine as it is very much safe and effective. He said the vaccine reduces the severity of the infectious disease so the people must accept it wholeheartedly to win the war against the invisible enemy.

Mass media teams of the Health Department are running their awareness drive in full force. Today, the teams went to various sewa kendras of Ludhiana to make people aware of Covid-19. There is always a huge rush of people at these kendras where people come to avail themselves of various government services. It was seen that people were not following covid guidelines.

Jagjeevan Sharma, Block Extension Educator, said people were guided to make proper queue and stand at a distance of 6 feet from each other.

It was also made sure that no person be allowed to enter sewa kendra without wearing mask and people should sanitise their hands before entering the sewa kendra. Staff was advised to do work with proper care and by following the guidelines of Mission Fateh

Ludhiana Civil Surgeon Dr Sukhjivan Kakkar said the teams motivated people for vaccination also.

Now, every citizen in Punjab above the age of 45 can get himself/herself vaccinated at government and private hospitals. In all government hospitals it is free of cost, whereas at private hospitals they have to pay Rs 250 per dose.

In case of any emergency they can contact any nearest health institute or can dial 104 for any kind of medical help or for any queries regarding health.

World War-II veteran receives vaccine

City resident Kartar Singh Sidhu, who is a World War-II veteran, on Thursday got his Covid vaccine administered. “We do not know his exact age but he is above 100 years. I and my wife both are senior citizens and had already got the vaccination done. We were little apprehensive due to the old age of my farther but putting aside all doubts today we got his vaccination done,” said Harjit Singh Sidhu, Kartar Singh Sidhu’s son. He said his father was well after receiving the jab.

LIT Chairman +ve

The LIT Chairman, Raman Balasubramaniam, tested positive for Covid on Thursday after which the LIT office was shut and those who had come in contact with him were asked to quarantine themselves.

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