Ludhiana: Three residents of Ludhiana died of Covid-19 and 38 tested positive on Tuesday.
Chief medical officer Dr Rajesh Bagga said the district casualties included a 69-year-old man of Vijay Nagar, Jagraon; a 60-year-old diabetic man of Model Town; and a 72-year-old woman of Kartar Nagar, Model Town.
The district toll tally has increased to 952 and that of outsiders to 437.
On the day, 48 positive reports were received. Of these, 38 were Ludhiana residents, he added.
The district case count is 24,456. Of them, 22,979 (93.96%) have recovered. On the day, 2,425 samples were collected.