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Woman dies; 133 +ve in Ludhiana district

Woman dies; 133 +ve in Ludhiana district

Students wait for their turn to get their Covid test done at one of the schools in city. Photo: Inderjeet Verma



Tribune News Service

Ludhiana, March 12

An old woman lost her life, while 133 persons tested positive for Covid in Ludhiana district today.

The total number of positive cases has now reached 28,456, while the death toll has gone up to 1,047.

SCHOOL EXAMS

  • In view of the surge in Covid cases, the government on Friday announced preparatory holidays for pre-primary to class IX and class XI, while schools will remain open for classes X and XII. The exams will be held offline only.

Those who tested positive today included five teachers and 21 students from different institutes. A traveller from Dubai also tested positive today.

Today, the students who tested positive included one from CT University, Sidhwa Khurd, two from GPS Bains, one from Government School Akalgarh, six from GSSS Halwara, seven from Government High School Gagda, three from Chanan Devi School and one from Lucky Senior Secondary School.

The teachers who tested positive included one from GSSS Ladhowal, one from Government Primary School village Jhammat Payal, one from PAU, one from GSSS Sidhwan Bet, one from Hargobind PSSS Sidhwan Khurd.

An 81-year-old woman from Barewal, who was admitted to SPS Hospital, lost her life today. The total active cases in the district today were 905, while 202 were home quarantined. The patients on ventilator support were 12, out of which eight belong to Ludhiana district and four to other districts.


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