8 new positive cases take tally to 255

Ludhiana: Eight new Covid-19 positive cases were reported in the district on Sunday, taking the case count to 255. Besides, 101 patients from outside Ludhiana have tested positive here so far.
Civil Surgeon Dr Rajesh Bagga said, “Twenty pending reports were received from Rajindra Hospital, Patiala, of which seven were positive and 12 negative, while one sample will be repeated. On Sunday, 702 samples of suspected patients were sent for testing and their results are expected shortly.”
Positive patients include a 40-year-old woman from Chhawani Mohalla, who is a contact of the patient admitted to DMCH. Others include an 11-year-old girl and a 13-year-old boy from Chandar Nagar, who are contacts of a patient admitted to DMCH. Besides them, a 48-year-old positive woman from Daad village is also a contact of a DMCH patient. A 44-year-old man from Khanna, who is a contact of a doctor admitted to Oswal Hospital, and a 40-year-old woman from Ambala, who is the sister of a patient from Khanna, are also positive.
Dr Bagga added, “A 35-year-old woman from Sehnsi Mohalla, Field Ganj, is also a new case. Besides, an 18-year-old daughter of a positive patient from Prem Nagar, Islam Ganj, too has contracted the virus. Her report was sent and received on Sunday. ”
Deputy commissioner Pradeep Kumar Agrawal said, “To date, 164 patients have been discharged from hospitals.”
A total of 10,906 samples have been taken so far, of which reports of 9,755 have been received and 9,407 were negative. Reports of 1,151 samples are pending.
Ten from Ludhiana and seven from outside the district have lost their lives to the virus here. To date, 7,998 have been home quarantined in the district and at present, the number of such persons was 1,719. On Sunday, 199 were sent for home quarantine.