8 deaths, 330 positive in Ludhiana

Tribune News Service

Ludhiana, March 21

Today, 330 persons tested positive for Covid while eight lost their lives to the virus in the district. The total number of positive cases from the district have now reached 30,725 while 1,083 persons have lost their lives so far since March 2020.

Those who tested positive today include a policeman, four health workers, two pre-operative cases, three teachers, an employee of a school and 10 students.

The three teachers who tested positive today belong to GGN Khalsa College, Civil Lines, GSSS, Dhadahoor and GSSS, Libra. The students who tested positive today include a student from GNE College, one student from Sacred Heart School, BRS Nagar, four students from GSSS, Chak Kalan, and four students from GSSS Multipurpose School. An employee of the GHS, Hissowal, has also tested positive.

The majority of those who lost their lives today belong to rural areas. Of the eight deceased persons, seven belong to rural areas that included Bhamaddi, Shahpur Payal village, Sahjimajra village, Bhutta village, Jawaddi and two from Samrala. A patient was from BRS Nagar. Except for one patient, all others were hypertensive and diabetic.

“Now the Covid wave is more active in villages and people in rural areas need to be careful. The problem is that rural people visit hospitals late and when they come, they are in a serious condition due to which they lose their lives. Anybody who is experiencing even mild symptoms of the virus should consult a doctor,” said Dr Bishav Mohan, senior cardiologist at the Dayanand Medical College and Hospital, who is also a member of the Covid-19 task force formed by the state government.

Today, the total active patients were 1,946 while 333 persons were home quarantined. As many as 17 patients were on ventilator support of which six belong to Ludhiana district while the remaining are from other districts.

So far, 7,46,081 samples have been collected and 3,923 were taken today and reports of 536 are awaited.

Civil Surgeon Sukhjeevan Kakkar said only public could end the pandemic. The government could only help but the main contribution has to be made by the public. “The second wave can also be handled easily if we keep our mask on and follow social distancing and wash our hands regularly,” he said.

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