Ludhiana: Covid snuffs out 6 lives, infects 115

LUDHIANA: Six residents of Ludhiana lost their lives to Covid-19 and 115 tested positive on Tuesday. The new cases include a healthcare worker and a cop.
Chief medical officer Dr Kiran Ahluwalia said total 139 patients tested positive on the day. Of them, 115 are of Ludhiana and 24 from other states / districts.
The new cases include two contacts of positive patients, 16 from OPD, 68 from flu corner, a cop, a healthcare worker, one ANC, three severe acute respiratory infection cases, and 23 through tracing process.
With this, the district’s case count has mounted to 89,229.
The district’s casualties included a 41-year-old woman of Shimlapuri, a 52-year-old woman of Jodhan, a 50-year-old man of Sekha, a 74-year-old woman of Ghungrali, a 73-year-old man of Rattan Kheri and a 55- year-old man of Haibowal Kalan.
Ludhiana’s toll now stands at 2,041.
On the day, 436 people were home quarantined and 4,912 samples were collected.