4 fall prey; 75 test +ve in Ludhiana

Tribune News Service
Ludhiana, December 18

Four persons lost their lives to Covid, while 75 tested positive for it in the district today. Those who lost their lives included two men and two women.

With this, the total positive patients in the district has gone up to 24,259 and the death toll has risen to 947 after today’s four deaths.

At present, there are 599 active patients in the district and 94 people were home quarantined today. The active home quarantined persons now are 2,229.

Two females who lost their lives today were aged 68 and 65. They belonged to the Civil Lines and Janta Nagar, respectively. The 68-year-old woman had the co-morbidity of diabetes, hypertension and chronic kidney disease. Two men who succumbed to the virus today were both 61-year-old and belonged to Janta Nagar and Daba Lohara Road. Both were suffering from diabetes.

Those who tested positive included 11 people who were contacts of positive people, 25 were referred from OPDs, 22 from flu corner, three health care workers, two pregnant women, one SARI patient, three health care workers, while the tracing of 11 persons was in progress.

Dr Rajesh Kumar Bagga, Civil Surgeon, Ludhiana, said it was the duty of the people to follow the safety measures of wearing mask, washing hands frequently and maintaining social distance. But, with the passage of time, people are becoming careless and lenient about following coronavirus norms.