Tribune News Service
Ludhiana, November 8
Three persons tested positive for Covid and no death due to the disease was reported in the district today. The recovery rate of Covid-19 patients has reached 97.57 per cent and there are 19 active cases in the district at present. Fourteen patients were asked to undergo home isolation today.
A total of nine patients — five from Ludhiana and four from other districts — are undergoing treatment for Covid at various city hospitals.
Four patients — three from Ludhiana and one from other state/district) have tested positive in the last 24 hours.
A total of 27,66,120 samples for Covid test have been taken, of which 26,66,785 were found negative. Now, the total number of patients belonging to Ludhiana is 87,624, while 11,711 patients belong to other districts/states.
The total number of patients who lost their lives is 2,106 from Ludhiana and 1,054 from other districts.
Samples of 6,048 suspected patients were sent for testing today and their results are expected shortly.
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, of the Punjab Government to not only save themselves but keep everyone around safe.
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