38 more patients cured in Ludhiana on Saturday: Deputy commissioner

LUDHIANA: Deputy commissioner of Ludhiana Varinder Sharma on Saturday informed that under “Mission Fateh” of 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 523. Besides, 22 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 30,526 samples have been taken, out of which report of 29,111 samples has been received, of 28,184 samples is negative and report of 1,415 samples is pending. He said that now, the total number of patients related to Ludhiana is 744, while 183 patients are related to other districts/states.
The SP said that 19 people from Ludhiana and 22 from other districts have lost their lives and 523 patients related to district Ludhiana have been discharged from hospital after treatment.
The SP informed that till date, 13,237 persons have been kept under home quarantine in the district and at present, the number of such people is 3,313. On Saturday, 200 persons were sent for home quarantine.
He said that whenever district administration and health department in Ludhiana finds out that about any positive or suspected Covid-19 person, their samples are immediately sent for testing. Similarly, 1,013 samples of suspected patients were sent for testing on Sunday.
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.