1 dead; 44 +ve in Ludhiana district

Tribune News Service

Ludhiana, January 31

One person lost his life, while 44 tested positive for Covid in the district today.

The total positive cases in the district have reached 25,797, while the death toll has gone up to 1,001.

With the reopening of schools, positive cases from educational institutes have started springing up. Three more teachers from different schools have tested positive. One teacher each from Government High School Mandiani, Government Girls Senior Secondary School Dakha and a private school at Shastri Nagar have tested positive for coronavirus. More samples from these schools are being collected.

Earlier, a total of 27 students and 14 teachers had tested positive from Government Senior Secondary Smart School, Galib Kalan, while one teacher has lost her life also. In addition, five teachers from Government Senior Secondary School Gidderwindi, including the principal, have also tested positive for Covid in recent days.

Six inmates of Swami Vivekananda Old Age Home have also tested positive and more samples are being collected.

“Tomorrow, the old age home will be declared a mini-containment zone,” said Dr Ramesh, district epidemologist.

Presently, there are 321 active cases in the district, while 35 people were home quarantined today.

The person who lost his life was a 70-year-old from Basant Vatika and was also suffering from a lung disease.

Till date, a total of 6,01,454 samples have been taken, out of which the reports of 5,99,414 samples have been received. Of these, 5,69,688 samples were found negative, while the reports of 2,040 samples were pending.

DC Varinder Kumar Sharma appealed to the residents to adhere to all safety protocols like wearing masks, maintaining social distance etc.