15 from dist lose fight with Covid, 273 test +ve

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Ludhiana: Sixteen persons, including 15 from Ludhiana, died of Covid-19 on Sunday, when 273 from the district and 27 from outside tested positive.
As per the local media bulletin, the deceased from Ludhiana included a 66-year-old man from Civil Lines with hypertension, a 50-year-old man from Major Sukhdev Road, Civil Lines, a 63-year-old woman from Harikrishan Nagar, Shimlapuri, a 73-year-old man from Sunet, a 59-year-old woman from Tagore Nagar, a 60-year-old man from Nandpur Sahnewal, a 60-year-old man from Giaspur, a 67-year-old man from Raman Enclave, a 53-year-old woman from GTB Nagar, a 69-year-old man from Atam Nagar, a 70-year-old woman from Chandra Nagar, a 64-year-old man from Lajpat Nagar, a 57-year-old man from Sherpur Kalan and a 55-year-old man from Apple Villa Ladowal. A 47-year-old man from Mundiyan Kalan with diabetes and coronary artery disease died at Rajindra Hospital, Patiala.
Civil surgeon Dr Rajesh Bagga said Ludhiana’s death toll has risen to 393 and 91 outsiders have died here so far.
He said of the patients from Ludhiana district who tested positive, 80 were from the flu corner, 23 were positive cases’ contacts, 43 from OPD, two police officials, 10 healthcare workers, three domestic and international travellers, 51 from tracing process, and one severe acute respiratory infection (SARI) case.
Local health department officials said the Ludhiana case count has reached 10,039 and that of outsiders stood at 1,052.
The civil surgeon said on Sunday, 1,782 samples were sent for testing and till now 7,929 patients have recovered in Ludhiana, which constitutes 78.96% of the total cases.
Deputy commissioner Varinder Sharma said there were 1,715 active patients in the district at present.