8 die, 462 test +ve for corona on Friday

Ludhiana: Nine persons, including eight from Ludhiana district, died of Covid-19 in various hospitals of the state, even as 462 persons from the district tested positive on Friday.
According to the local media bulletin, nine deaths were reported on Friday, of which eight were in Ludhiana. Of the eight, seven had suffered from other health complications as well — 39-year-old man from Bahadurke Road, who had also diabetes, 40-year-old woman from Tandhari Khurd, who was diabetic too, 90-year-old man from Mundiyan Kalan, who had BP and was heart patient, 47-year-old man from Tajpur Road, who had diabetes, jaundice and heart problem, 62-year-old man from Jagraon, who was diabetic, had blood pressure (BP) and kidney problem, 60-year-old woman from Bajra village, who had diabetes and BP, and 70-year-old man from BRS Nagar, who had diabetes and BP. The other Covid-19 casualty was a 35-year-old man from Lohara.
Civil surgeon Dr Rajesh Bagga said with eight deaths, the total number of deaths from the district has risen to 288 and 67 out of district/state deaths have been reported in Ludhiana hospitals.
Dr Bagga also said till date 98,107 suspects have been tested for Covid-19. He added that of the 462 patients from Ludhiana who tested positive, 117 have influenza like illness (ILI), 129 are positive cases contacts, 84 OPD cases 84, 14 police personnel, seven health care workers, six international travellers, eight pregnant women, 86 tracing in process, eight under-trial and three preoperative cases.
Local health department officials said till Friday, the number of patients from Ludhiana district has been 8,148. With addition of 23 cases from outer districts/states, the number of cases from outer districts/states has risen to 826.
The civil surgeon said on Friday, 3,149 samples were sent for testing. He added that till now 5,523 Covid-19 positive patients have recovered in Ludhiana, which constitutes 67.78% of the total cases.
Meanwhile, deputy commissioner Varinder Sharma said there are 2,334 active patients in the district at present. He added that so far 30,185 have been home quarantined in the district and at present, there are 5,265 being isolated. “On Friday, 496 persons were sent for home quarantine,” the DC added.
5 cops test +ve, Dehlon PS closed till Aug 24
Ludhiana police have shared on its Facebook page that “On August 13, health worker Mastan Singh had gone to motivate a local dera for corona testing, as there were rumours that the dera members were coughing. But he was beaten up by them and we arrested three accused on that day. Later, during testing two of the accused tested positive. Unfoirtunately, five police personnel belonging to the raiding team of Dehlon police station were also found positive. All are fine and asymptomatic. Due to this we have closed Dehlon police station for public dealing for three days till August 24”.