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Ludhiana: No death of a Ludhiana resident due to Covid-19 was reported on Wednesday, even as the virus claimed the life of a patient from HP at a city hospital. Thirty-eight Ludhianvis and 14 outsiders tested positive on the day.
Civil surgeon Dr Sukhjivan Kakkar said the district toll tally stood at 976 and that of outsiders has risen to 461.
To date, 5,65,006 persons have been tested.
Of the 38 new cases, 19 were from flu corner (influenza-like illness patients), eight positive cases’ contacts, five from OPD, five through tracing process and one severe acute respiratory infection case.
The local health department officials said the district case count was 25,182 and that of outsiders 3,796.
So far, 23,893 patients have recovered, which constitutes 94.88% of the total cases.
There are 310 active cases. The number of persons home quarantined is 846. On Wednesday, 37 persons were quarantined and 2,253 samples collected.
There are 147 ventilators in private hospitals, including four of the government installed at CMCH.
Two patients from outside the district are on ventilators.