Covid-19 claims 10 lives in dist

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Ludhiana: Fourteen persons, including 10 from Ludhiana, died of Covid-19 at various hospitals on Tuesday, when 195 from the district and 10 outsiders tested positive.
As per the local media bulletin, besides 10 from Ludhiana, the other deceased included patients from Kapurthala, Moga, Fazilka and Ferozepur.
Those of the district who died at various city hospitals included a 60-year-old diabetic man from Ambedkar Nagar, a 92-year-old woman from Gurdev Enclave, an 87-year-old man from Partap Nagar with BP and coronary artery disease, a 75-year-old diabetic man from Rose Garden with chronic kidney disease and chronic liver disease, an 84-year-old man from Chandigarh Road with diabetes and BP, a 68-year-old man from Tagore Nagar with kidney problem, a 75-year-old woman of Upkar Nagar with diabetes and BP, and an 85-year-old man from BRS Nagar with various comorbidities.
A 56-year-old diabetic woman from Haibowal Kalan died at the local civil hospital. A 35-year-old man from Shakti Nagar with respiratory problem died at Rajindra Hospital in Patiala.
Civil surgeon Dr Rajesh Bagga said with this, the district toll has risen to 333 and that of outsiders to 74.
Dr Bagga said to date, 1,09,651 suspects from the district have been tested.
He said of the 195 patients from Ludhiana district who tested positive, 38 were from flu corner, 41 were positive cases’ contacts, 29 from OPD, five police personnel, eight healthcare workers, two travellers, 40 from tracing process and 32 undertrials.
A Congress councillor, too, has tested positive.
Local health department officials said the Ludhiana case count now stood at 9,026 and that of outsiders at 908.
The civil surgeon said on Tuesday, 2,449 samples were sent for testing and so far 6,638 patients have recovered, which constitutes 73.54% of the total cases.
DC Varinder Sharma said there were 2,052 active patients in the district.
Former PSEB vice-chairman succumbs to virus
Educationist and former vice-chairman of the Punjab School Education Board Suresh Tandon, 69, died of Covid-19 on Monday night. He had been suffering from the disease since August 15. His son Gaurav Tandon said he was being treated for poisoning at Satguru Pratap Hospital, Ludhiana. Suresh Tandon remained PSEB vice-chairman thrice from December 18, 2007, to May 5, 2008; January 14, 2010, to January 3, 2014; and June 10, 2015, to July 21, 2018. PSEB chairman Yograj and secretary-cum-DGSE Mohammad Tayyab, joint secretary Janak Raj Mehrotra and all the board staff expressed deep sorrow over his demise