10 dead, 753 positive in Ludhiana

Tribune News Service

Ludhiana, April 26

As many as 753 persons tested positive for Covid, while 10 lost their lives to the virus today. Total positive cases from Ludhiana have now reached 50,356, while 1,309 have lost their lives to the virus till now.

Active cases from the district today reached 7,112, while 620 persons were home quarantined.

Those who tested positive include a cop, five healthcare workers, teacher from GSSS Cemetry Road and an undertrial. The tracing of 152 is still to be done.

Eight women and two men, belonging to BRS Nagar, Jawadi, Kailash Nagar, Ramgarh Sibia, Basti Jodhewal, Arya Mohalla, Khanna, Basti Jodhewal, Haibowal and Rajguru Nagar, lost their lives today.

Total samples collected from Ludhiana till now are 9,54,488, while today 6,338 samples were collected.

The Mass Media team of the Civil Surgeon office carried out an awareness drive in slums of Ludhiana. The team visited various slums of the city, where its members made the inhabitants aware methods to keep Covid-19 away and also distributed masks to the needy.

Civil Surgeon Dr Sukhjiwan Kakkar said, “As everyone knows that awareness is crucial in staying safe from coronavirus, but this becomes pivotal when it comes to slums. As density of population in these slums and vehras is very high and these people, who are mostly migrants, are not literate, so their lack of information can become dangerous to themselves and for other people of Ludhiana. So, in order to make sure that Ludhiana stays safe and away from coronavirus, the Mass Media team is spreading awareness messages and also distributing Mission Fateh pamphlets and posters.”

He appealed to the public to come forward for vaccination and said all the persons who are above the age of 18 can get themselves registered on the Cowin portal from April 28 and their vaccination is going to start from May 1.

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