Punjab: 186 new Covid-19 cases, 13 deaths reported in Ludhiana

LUDHIANA: Deputy commissioner Varinder Sharma on Thursday 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 said that there are 1,710 active patients in the district at present. A total of 4,028 patients have been declared fully cured in the district.
He said that sincere efforts are being made to keep people safe from Covid-19. He said that a total of 186 patients (181 new patients from district Ludhiana and 5 from other states/districts) have tested positive in last 24 hours time.
He further said that till date, a total of 7,74,09 samples have been taken, out of which report of 7,51,62 samples have been received, of 6,85,50 samples is negative and report of 2,247 samples is pending. He said that now, the total number of patients related to Ludhiana is 5,948, while 664 patients are related to other districts/states.
He said that 13 patients from Ludhiana lost their lives on Thursday. Now, the total number of persons who lost their lives include 207 people from Ludhiana and 48 from other districts have lost their lives.
He informed that till date, 2,69,72 persons have been kept under home quarantine in the district and at present, the number of such persons is 5282. On Thurday, 593 persons were sent for home quarantine.
He said that whenever district administration and health department Ludhiana finds out that about any positive or suspected Covid-19 person, their samples are immediately sent for testing. Similarly, 2,567 samples of suspected patients were sent for testing on Thursday 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.