Cop, 2 healthcare workers among dist’s 10 +ve cases

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Ludhiana: Ten patients from the district tested positive for novel coronavirus in Ludhiana on Monday. They include a police constable and two healthcare personnel, including a private hospital nurse.
The health department officials said of 1,005 samples sent for test to Rajindra Hospital, Patiala, on Sunday, reports of 595 were negative and the rest were pending.
Civil surgeon Dr Rajesh Bagga said 12 reports received from Dayanand Medical College and Hospital (DMCH) were positive. Of these, seven patients were from Ludhiana and one each from Barnala, Moga, Amritsar, Jalandhar and Jammu. The Ludhiana cases included a patient each from Civil Lines, Jamalpur, Pakhowal Road, Field Gunj, Tagore Nagar, Dugri and Basti Jodhewal.
The officials said of the four positive reports received from SPS Hospital, a patient each belonged to Khud Mohalla, Pakhowal Road and Jagraon and another was from Sangrur district.
Of two positive reports received from Mohandai Hospital, one patient was of Sangrur district. Thus, on Monday, 10 from Ludhiana and seven from outside the district tested positive.
A woman staffer of Ludhiana Central Jail, too, has tested positive. She is from Malerkotla and her report came from Sangrur.
With this, the Ludhiana case count now stands at 800. Besides, 194 from outside the district have tested positive here. On Monday, 693 samples were sent for test. To date, samples of 32,253 suspected patients have been taken. The district’s toll tally is 19. Besides, 23 patients from outside Ludhiana have succumbed to the virus here to date.
The civil surgeon said 29 persons were discharged on Monday. Of them, 16 were admitted to Meritorious Covid Care Center, seven to MCH, Vardhman, three to Fortis hospital, one each to DMCH, SPS Hospital and GTB Hospital. With this, the number of cured patients stood at 571.