Ludhiana: As many as 108 residents tested positive for Covid-19 in Ludhiana on Sunday. They included four teachers and as many students.
A patient from Moga succumbed to the virus at a hospital here, according to the local media bulletin.
Civil surgeon Dr Sukhjivan Kakkar said with no death from Ludhiana, the district toll tally stood at 1,036 and that of outsiders has climbed to 516.
To date, 6,92,827 persons have been tested.
Of the 108 news cases, 38 were from flu corner, 30 from OPD, 13 contacts of positive patients, 16 through tracing process, two health-care workers, one auxiliary nurse midwife. Besides, four teachers (two of a government school in Koom Kalan and one each from government schools in Mullanpur and Sahnewal) and four students (three of a government school in Sahnewal and one of a Saleem Tabri school) have caught the virus. Also, 31 patients from outside Ludhiana tested positive here.
The local health department officials said the district case count was 27,832 and that of outsiders 4,368.
So far, 26,065 patients have recovered, which constitutes 93.65% of the total cases.
There are 731 active cases. The number of persons home quarantined is 1,720.
On Sunday, 251 persons were quarantined and 4,195 samples collected.
Seven patients, including four of Ludhiana, are on ventilators.