289 cases take Jalandhar district Covid tally to 8,749

Tribune News Service

Jalandhar, September 10

A whopping 289 cases of Covid were reported in the district on Thursday with which the tally climbed to 8,749 on Thursday. As many as seven deaths were also reported, taking the toll to 223.

Meanwhile, 111 people tested positive in Kapurthala. The deceased include a 54-year-old man from Hardaspur village, who died at Military Hospital, Jalandhar; 80-year-old man from Preet Nagar, Kapurthala, who died at a private hospital in Jalandhar; 48-year-old man from Shalimar Bagh, who died at a private hospital in Jalandhar; and a 72-year-old woman from Kahna village, who died at a private hospital in Jalandhar.

35-year-old man loses battle to Covid

Ranjan Sharma (35), a computer lecturer at the Government Arts and Sports College, Jalandhar, succumbed to Covid. A resident of Garha Road here, Ranjan had mild fever for the past few days. He remained admitted to a private hospital and was in a critical condition till he passed away on Wednesday. His last rites were performed yesterday following Covid protocol. His Covid-19 positive report came on Thursday, a day after his death. Son of a retired lecturer Sudarshan Sharma, Ranjan’s family is yet to come to terms with the incident. He was married and had a 2-year-old child. A family member said: “We got Ranjan admitted to a private hospital, for a better treatment, but we regret our decision now. We have been asking for his death summary but they have not provided us with any details. Since we did not meet him in the last three days, owing to isolation, we don’t know what all he went through.” They said: “When he got admitted, he had cough. The hospital conducted an X-ray and we were told that it could be Covid. We were also informed that they had started his treatment of diabetes as his sugar level crossed 400 mg/dL. We were told that since his oxygen level had dipped to 45%, but improved to 75% later. As of now, we are not saying that there has been medical negligence but we want his reports and details of the treatment followed.

Two die, 138 test +ve in Hoshiarpur

Hoshiarpur: The district received reports of 1,616 samples on Thursday, out of which 138 cases were found Covid positive, taking the tally to 2,476. With the death of two patients, the toll rose to 72. Civil Surgeon Dr Jasbir Singh said of today’s cases, 76 are from Hoshiarpur city; 10 from Dasuya; nine each from Chakkowal and Harta Badla; six each from Posi, Bhunga; five each from Mukerian, Tanda; four from Paldi; two each from Garhshankar, Hajipur, Budhawar and Mand Mandher. Apart from this, there have been two Covid deaths including that of a 68-year-old woman of Gokal Nagar and a 66-year-old woman of Guru Nanak Avenue. Both died at a private hospital in Jalandhar. OC