4 lose battle to Covid, 425 +ve in Ludhiana

Ludhiana, April 8

As many as 425 persons from the district tested positive for Covid, while four lost their lives due to the virus today.

Total positive cases in the district today reached 37,614, while 1,190 persons have lost their lives so far. The total number of active cases in the district is 3,147.

Those who tested positive today include MLA Rakesh Pandey, his wife and son. All those who came in contact with him have been asked to get themselves tested and isolate themselves.

Two teachers from BCM Shastri Nagar also tested positive today. Two men and two women of Kot Mangal Singh, BRS Nagar, Barwala village and Vishal Nagar lost their lives today.

Till date, a total of 8,26,104 samples have been taken, out of which report of 8,25,778 samples have been received. As many as 7,82,252 samples were found negative, while reports of 326 samples are pending. Now the total number of patients belonging to Ludhiana is 37,614, while 5,912 patients belong to other districts/states.

Till date, 70,265 persons have been kept under home quarantine in the district and at present, the number of such persons is 5,513. Today, 429 persons were sent for home quarantine.

“Whenever the district administration and Health Department, find out any suspected Covid-19 patient, his/her samples are immediately sent for testing. Similarly, 4,639 samples of suspected patients were sent for testing today and their results are expected shortly,” said DC Varinder Kumar Sharma.

He appealed to the residents to adhere to all the safety protocols. — TNS

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