Seven from dist lose battle with Covid-19

TNN
Ludhiana: Nine Covid-19 patients, including seven from Ludhiana, died on Friday, when 228 from the district and 19 outsiders tested positive here.
The health department said besides seven district residents, one each from Sangrur and Ferozepur has lost battle with the virus. A diabetic man of 64 years from Noorwal Chowk, a woman of 70 years from Hassi Kalan, a 60-year-old man from Sarali in Rahon, who had chronic kidney disease, a 60-year-old diabetic woman from Lakshman Nagar, who was also a heart patient, and a 27-year-old obese man from Haibowal died at city hospitals. A 33-year-old man from Shimlapuri and a 35-year-old man from Gah Village in Khanna, who had TB, died at Rajindra Hospital.
The department officials said the total number of deaths from the district has risen to 214 and 50 outsiders have lost their lives here to date.
Civil surgeon Dr Rajesh Bagga said of the pending reports received, 167 were positive, of which 164 belonged to the district and one each to Sangrur, Muktsar and Gurdaspur.
He said of the 80 positive reports received from private hospitals and laboratories, 64 were from Ludhiana, eight from Sangrur, two from Bathinda and one each from Mohali, Amritsar, Ferozepur, Moga, Kapurthala and Jammu and Kashmir.
The department officials said of 228 positive cases from the district, 57 were from flu corner (influenza like illness), 81 were contacts of positive cases, 43 from OPD, five police officials, three healthcare workers, five pregnant women, 22 from tracing process and 12 undertrials.
The Ludhiana case count now stood at 6,176 and that of outsiders at 683.
The civil surgeon said on Friday, 2,594 samples were sent for testing.
Deputy commissioner Varinder Sharma said there were 1,807 active patients in the district and at present 5,222 persons were under home quarantine. “On Wednesday, 322 persons were sent to home quarantine,” the DC added.
The number of recovered patients so far is 4,152.