Punjab: 38 more patients get cured of Covid-19 in Ludhiana

LUDHIANA: Deputy commissioner Varinder Sharma on Sunday informed that under the "Mission Fateh" of the Punjab government, the number of Covid-19 patients getting cured in district Ludhiana is increasing with each passing day. He informed that 38 more patients have been declared cured in last 24 hours. He said that till now, the total number of patients discharged from hospital has reached 321. Besides, 61 more positive cases have been reported in the district, who are residents of Ludhiana and other districts/states.
He further said that till date, a total of 24,955 samples have been taken, out of which reports of 23,834 samples have been received, of 23,117 samples are negative and reports of 1,121 samples are pending. He said that now, the total number of patients related to Ludhiana is 561, while 156 patients are related to other districts/states.
He said that unfortunately 14 people from Ludhiana and 13 from other districts have lost their lives. 321 patients related to district Ludhiana have been discharged from hospital after treatment.
He informed that till date, 11,821 persons have been kept under home quarantine in the district and at present, the number of such persons is 3,721. On Sunday, 244 persons were sent for home quarantine.
He said that whenever district administration and health department Ludhiana find out about any positive or suspected Covid-19 persons, their samples are immediately sent for testing. Similarly, 1,025 samples of suspected patients were sent for testing on Sunday and their results are expected shortly.
Sharma appealed to the residents to follow all directions of the Punjab government and if they would stay indoors, they would not only stay safe themselves, but would also contribute in keeping everyone around safe.