After 110 days, no death due to Covid in Ludhiana district

Tribune News Service

Ludhiana, June 24

Today after a gap of 110 days, the district saw no death due to Covid-19. Meanwhile 40 persons tested positive for Covid. Till now 86,781 confirmed cases of Covid have been reported in the district.

In Ludhiana the first death was reported on March 30 last year, when a 30-year old woman from Amarpura succumbed to the virus. During the first wave in 2020 highest of 19 deaths in a day were reported on September 17, while during the second wave in 2021, highest of 30 deaths were reported on May 10 and 11.

There were a few days this year when no death was reported in the district. It was last on March 5 that no death was reported in the district. Meanwhile on January 3, 4, 8, 10, 16, 24, 25 and 28, February 1, 2, 5, 7, 11, 14, 19 and 20, March 2 and 5 there was no death due to Covid. Till now 2,080 persons have lost their lives due to Covid in the district.

Today 58 Covid positive patients were admitted to various private hospitals and 21 to government hospitals, while 345 were under home isolation. Since March last year, 84,237 persons have recovered from Covid.

According to the data shared by the Health Department, a total of 16,53,171 samples were taken, out of which reports of 16,53,087 have been received. As many as 15,54,837 samples were found negative, while reports of 81 samples are pending.

Today 11,069 samples were taken from the district, while report of 84 samples that were taken yesterday is still awaited.

Deputy Commissioner Varinder Kumar Sharma appealed to the residents to adhere to all safety protocols like wearing masks, maintaining social distance and washing hands frequently.

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