Extensive sampling in Ludhiana’s risk zones

Minna Zutshi & Manav Mander

Tribune News Service

Ludhiana, April 14

With 11 positive cases and two deaths in Ludhiana, the district administration and health officials are closely monitoring the situation to check the spread of Covid in the district.

Three positive cases have been reported in Amarpura and two in Gurre-Chowkimann, both declared as hotspots by the administration.

In Gurre-Chowkimann, a 55-year-old man had tested positive for the infection on April 6. He had taken part in the Tablighi Jamaat gathering in Delhi.

Later, his 15-year-old nephew also tested positive. As a precautionary measure, extensive sampling of residents at these places is being carried out.

In Amarpura Mohalla, 854 persons in 185 houses were surveyed till April 12, out of which one person was symptomatic and shifted to the Civil Hospital. The resident’s sample was sent for testing.

In Chowkimann and Gurre villages, 823 persons in 153 houses and 1,233 persons in 295 houses, respectively, were surveyed and all were asymptomatic.

“Both Amarpura and Gurre-Chowkimann are sealed and the people have been asked to home-quarantine themselves,” said Civil Surgeon Dr Rajesh Bagga.

Rapid response teams are visiting these areas and screening the people every day. Five persons from the hotspots are recuperating in the Civil Hospital.

None of the Covid positive cases have overseas travel history, though they had travelled within the country.

The 42-year-old woman from Amarpura, who had tested positive and later died, had visited Patni Top in Jammu a few weeks before she was confirmed positive.

Her family, which includes two sons and a daughter, and her close relatives were isolated and all of them tested negative but later the test was repeated and one of her sons tested positive.

On April 12, Deputy Commissioner Pradeep Agrawal chaired a review meeting at Bachat Bhawan in Ludhiana, which was attended by senior district administration officials.

Meanwhile, one Covid patient has fully recovered and discharged from hospital.

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