10 more succumb; toll tally mounts to 178

TNN
Ludhiana: Eleven persons, including 10 Ludhianvis, died of Covid-19 on Monday. The day also saw 280 patients from the district and 28 from outside testing positive for the virus.
The health department said a 59-year-old Covid-19 positive woman from Jassiyan; a 48-year-old man of Chandan Nagar, who had liver problem and anemia; a 52-year-old woman of Malakpur, who had diabetes and hypertension; and a woman, 45, of Guru Nanak Nagar in Khanna died at Rajindra Hospital in Patiala.
A 54-year-old woman of Lalheri Road in Khanna, who had diabetes and blood pressure issues, and a 90-year-old man of Karol Nagar, who had diabetes, hypertension and heart problem, breathed their last at DMCH. A diabetic woman, 52, of Basant Avenue succumbed at SPS Hospital.
A 27-year-old Down syndrome patient of Harcharan Nagar died at Deep Hospital. A resident of Payal, who had TB and kidney problem, died at PGI, Chandigarh. A 70-year-old man of Ludhiana who had diabetes and hypertension died at CMCH.
An 80-year-old Covid-positive woman from Moga, who had diabetes and kidney problem, breathed her last at Ludhiana civil hospital.
The health department officials said with this, the district toll tally has climbed to 178 and 45 outsiders have died here so far.
Civil surgeon Dr Rajesh Bagga said to date 72,995 suspected patients have been tested here.
Of the pending reports of two days, 137 were positive, of which 134 belonged to Ludhiana, one each to Nawanshahar, Tarn Taran and Bathinda.
Of the 171 positive reports received from private hospitals and a laboratory, 146 were from Ludhiana, four from Kapurthala, two each from Jalandhar, Bathinda, Barnala, Ferozepur, Sangrur, UP and Haryana, one each from Faridkot, Fatehgarh Sahib, Amritsar, Patiala, Moga, Hoshiarpur and Pathankot.
The officials said of the 280 positive cases, 91 were from flu corner (influenza-like illness patients), 77 were positive cases’ contacts, 35 from OPD, 14 cops, 10 healthcare workers, one domestic traveler, six pregnant women, 45 from tracing process and one severe acute respiratory infection case.
The Ludhiana case count now stands at 5,312 and that of outsiders at 615.
The civil surgeon said 826 samples were sent for testing on the day.
Deputy commissioner Varinder Sharma said there were 1,699 active cases in the district. To date, 25,622 persons have been kept under home quarantine. The number of such persons is 4,896 at present. “On Monday, 352 persons were sent for home quarantine,” the DC added.
No public dealing work at CP office
The Ludhiana commissioner of police on Monday evening put up a message that read, “Due to four fresh cases of coronavirus among employees of commissioner of police office, Ludhiana, the public dealing work has been postponed for three days till August 13. To date, 221 employees of Ludhiana Police have been found to be positive. Of them, 163 are still suffering from it. SHOs of five police stations, Division 3, 4, 6, Laduwal and Dugri, have also been found to be positive. Public is advised not to go to these police stations for the next three days unless there is an emergency. Residents can email their complaints at cp.ldh.police@punjab.gov.in or dial 112 for emergency.”
ASI among the dead
Police officials said an ASI was among those who died of Covid-19. He breathed his last at PGI, Chandigarh.