One tests +ve for Covid in Ludhiana district

Tribune News Service

Ludhiana, December 6

One person tested positive for Covid while no death was reported in the district today.

The recovery rate of Covid-19 patients has reached 97.56 per cent and at present, there are 26 active cases in the district. Twentyone persons were sent for home isolation today.

A total of 11 patients are undergoing treatment for Covid at various city hospitals and of these, four patients belong to Ludhiana district and seven are from other districts.

Till date, a total of 29,17,943 samples have been taken, of which 28,18,517 were found negative. The total number of patients related to Ludhiana is 87,681, while 11,745 belong to other districts or states.

The total number of persons who lost their lives includes 2,111 persons from Ludhiana and 1,061 from other districts.

As many as 3,428 samples of suspected patients were sent for testing today and their results are expected shortly.

Deputy Commissioner Varinder Kumar Sharma appealed to residents to adhere to all Covid safety protocols.

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