Daily infections below 50 in Ludhiana

Tribune News Service

Ludhiana, October 10

Today, the district witnessed 43 fresh Covid cases and three fatalities. Eighteen persons were on ventilator support. The number of positive cases has reached 19,083 and the death toll 794.

Those who lost their lives today were an 80-year-old man from Tagore Nagar (Mediways Hospital), a 66-year-old man from Kot Mangal Singh (SPS Hospital) and a 55-year-old man from Ambedkar Nagar (PGI). The man who died at SPS Hospital was also suffering from hypertension and diabetes.

Of the fresh positive cases, 13 were referred from OPDs, three were contacts of positive persons and 19 were referred from flu corners.

The Civil Surgeon, Dr Rajesh Bagga, said vans had been deputed for sampling. At the initial stage, mass media teams motivated people for sampling at factories, malls, dhabas, government offices and banks.

App on Covid education

The Christian Medical College and Hospital has developed a mobile application for Covid education and awareness and it covers all essential aspects of Covid-19. This app will help healthcare workers in Punjab and other remote parts of the country. The app is currently available on the Google play store as ‘CMCL app’. It can also be accessed via the QR code.

It is a result of a concerted effort over three months by a team led by Dr Jeyaraj Pandian. The other members of the team are Dr Pranay Pawar, Dr Atul Phillips, Dr Parvez Haque, Dr John Abraham and Dr Divya Varghese.