8 dead, 328 new cases in Ludhiana

Tribune News Service

Ludhiana, March 31

Eight more persons have lost their lives due to Covid-19 during the past 24 hours in the district. The Health Department on Wednesday confirmed 381 fresh cases — 328 from Ludhiana and 53 from other districts or states.

Civil Surgeon Dr Sukhjeevan Kakkar informed that 76 patients visited OPDs, 143 with influenza like illness visited Flu Corner and 25 came in contact of Covid-infected patients. Five virus-infected patients were suffering from severe acute respiratory infection. Four teachers — one teacher each from BCM School in Shastri Nagar, GSS School in Dehlon, GPS School in Sherpur Kalan and GMS School in Partap Pur — tested positive for virus.

The Health Department confirmed today that 12 persons — eight from Ludhiana and one each from Faridkot, Hoshiarpur, Sangrur and Jalandhar — died of virus.

In Ludhiana district, the persons who died of virus were 88-year-old woman from Rajguru Nagar, 52-year-old woman from Baba Namdev Colony, 84-year-old man from Millerganj, 63-year-old woman from Sarinh village, 34-year-old woman from Lohara, 73-year-old woman from Machhiwara, 64-year-old woman from Aliwal village and 67-year-old man from Prem Nagar.

At present, there are 2,937 active cases in the district. A total of 23 patients — 10 from Ludhiana and 13 from other districts or states — are on ventilator support.

The total number of confirmed Covid-19 cases belonging to Ludhiana district is 34,410 and 5,414 cases belong to other districts/states. In Ludhiana, 30,329 patients (88.14%) have recovered till date.

Besides, 1,144 persons from Ludhiana and 590 from other districts have died due to Covid-19 till date.

The district administration appealed to the residents to adhere to all the safety protocols like wearing masks, maintaining social distance and washing hands frequently.

College Ex-principal succumbs to virus

• Tarsem Bahia, a renowned educationist and former principal of AS College, Khanna, passed away on Wednesday. He was 77. According to his family, Prof Tarsem had tested positive for Covid-19 and was undergoing treatment at Dayanand Medical College and Hospital.
• Pavel Bahia, son of professor Tarsem, said, “My father had tested positive for Covid. The doctors had told us that my father had lungs infection.”

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