One tests positive for Covid in Ludhiana

Tribune News Service

Ludhiana, October 4

One person tested positive for Covid, while no death due to the disease was reported in the district today. No patient is undergoing treatment for Covid in hospital at present and 11 patients were sent for home isolation.

The recovery rate of Covid patients has reached at 97.59 per cent. There are 12 active patients in the district at present.

Till date, a total of 25,37,122 samples for Covid test have been taken, of which 24,37,895 samples were found negative. Now the total number of patients belonging to Ludhiana is 87,545, while 11,682 patients belong to other districts/states.

The total number of patients who lost their lives to Covid is 2,102 from Ludhiana and 1,052 from other districts.

Samples of 5,825 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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