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Ludhiana: Fourteen persons, including 12 from Ludhiana and one each from Hoshiarpur and Jammu, died of Covid-19 on Wednesday, when 472 from the district and 14 from outside tested positive here.
The deceased from the district who died at various local hospitals included a 42-year-old anaemic woman of Bachit Nagar near GNE, a 73-year-old woman from Gurdev Nagar with BP and diabetes, a 64-year-old man from Vishnupuri with BP, a 47-year-old woman from Rajiv Gandhi Colony with rheumatoid arthritis and a 64-year-old man from Kuldeep Nagar at Basti Jodhewal with diabetes and chronic kidney disease.
A 53-year-old woman of Sayar village with BP died at Rajindra Hospital in Patiala, where a 65-year-old man of Anand Nagar, Khanna, with diabetes and coronary artery disease and a 57-year-old woman from New Aman Nagar also breathed their last. An 85-year-old old man from Mohalla Vijay Nagar in Jagraon, who had diabetes and other diseases, also succumbed to the virus.
A 60-year-old man from Sahnewal with diabetes and BP and a five-year-old boy from Noorwala Road with tuberculosis died at Ludhiana civil hospital. A 49-year-old anaemic man from Sherpur died at PGI, Chandigarh.
Civil surgeon Dr Rajesh Bagga said the total number of deaths from the district has risen to 345 and that of outsiders to 76.
He said of the patients from Ludhiana district who tested positive, 63 were from the flu corner, 51 were positive cases’ contacts, 27 from OPD, four police personnel, 11 healthcare workers, one pregnant woman, 31 from tracing process, two severe acute respiratory infection (SARI) cases and three pre-operative cases.
Local health department officials said the Ludhiana case count now stood at 9,219 and that of outsiders at 922.
The civil surgeon said on Wednesday, 2,743 samples were sent for testing and so far, 6,881 patients have recovered in Ludhiana, which constitutes 74.63% of the total cases.
Deputy commissioner Varinder Sharma said there were 1,990 active patients in the district at present.
Ludhiana: Fourteen persons, including 12 from Ludhiana and one each from Hoshiarpur and Jammu, died of Covid-19 on Wednesday, when 472 from the district and 14 from outside tested positive here.
The deceased from the district who died at various local hospitals included a 42-year-old anaemic woman of Bachit Nagar near GNE, a 73-year-old woman from Gurdev Nagar with BP and diabetes, a 64-year-old man from Vishnupuri with BP, a 47-year-old woman from Rajiv Gandhi Colony with rheumatoid arthritis and a 64-year-old man from Kuldeep Nagar at Basti Jodhewal with diabetes and chronic kidney disease.
A 53-year-old woman of Sayar village with BP died at Rajindra Hospital in Patiala, where a 65-year-old man of Anand Nagar, Khanna, with diabetes and coronary artery disease and a 57-year-old woman from New Aman Nagar also breathed their last. An 85-year-old old man from Mohalla Vijay Nagar in Jagraon, who had diabetes and other diseases, also succumbed to the virus.
A 60-year-old man from Sahnewal with diabetes and BP and a five-year-old boy from Noorwala Road with tuberculosis died at Ludhiana civil hospital. A 49-year-old anaemic man from Sherpur died at PGI, Chandigarh.
Civil surgeon Dr Rajesh Bagga said the total number of deaths from the district has risen to 345 and that of outsiders to 76.
He said of the patients from Ludhiana district who tested positive, 63 were from the flu corner, 51 were positive cases’ contacts, 27 from OPD, four police personnel, 11 healthcare workers, one pregnant woman, 31 from tracing process, two severe acute respiratory infection (SARI) cases and three pre-operative cases.
Local health department officials said the Ludhiana case count now stood at 9,219 and that of outsiders at 922.
The civil surgeon said on Wednesday, 2,743 samples were sent for testing and so far, 6,881 patients have recovered in Ludhiana, which constitutes 74.63% of the total cases.
Deputy commissioner Varinder Sharma said there were 1,990 active patients in the district at present.
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