76-yr-old man dies; 46 test +ve in Ludhiana district

Tribune News Service

Ludhiana, January 29

Fortysix persons have tested positive for Covid while an elderly person lost his life to the virus today. Total confirmed cases from Ludhiana have now reached 25,721 while 997 persons have lost their life due to the virus in the district.

Today, three patients, belonging to other districts, were on ventilator support.

The person who lost his life today was a 76-year-old man from Dhandra village, who was also suffering from a coronary artery disease and admitted to GTB Hospital.

One more student tests positive

One more student from Government Senior Secondary Smart School, Galib Kalan, tested positive for Covid today and now, a total of 27 students and 14 teachers have tested positive at the school. One teacher has lost her life.

Of the total confirmed cases of 25,721, the highest number belong to Ludhiana city. Till now, 22,852 persons have tested positive from the city, 848 from Jagraon, 743 from Khanna, 518 from Raikot, 420 from Samrala and 340 from Payal.

Of the total 997 persons who lost their lives, 867 belonged to the city, 37 were from Khanna, 35 from Jagraon, 25 from Samrala, 18 from Payal and 15 from Raikot.

As many as 1,610 samples of suspected patients were sent for testing today and their results are expected shortly.

Civil Surgeon, Ludhiana, Sukhjeevan Kakkar, said it was the duty of people to follow the Covid safety measures.

Meanwhile 1,238 healthcare workers were vaccinated at 22 session sites today.