Covid claims 3 lives, infects 43

Ludhiana: Three residents of Ludhiana died of Covid-19 and 43 tested positive on Wednesday.
As per the health department bulletin, four deaths were reported here on the day. Of these, three patients were of Ludhiana and one of Jalandhar.
The district’s casualties included a 75-year-old man of Alamgir village, a 75-year-old man of Jagraon, and a 49-year-old man of Doraha.
Civil surgeon Dr Kiran Ahluwalia said the district’s toll has increased to 2,068 and that of outsiders here to 1,023.
To date, 15,68,081 persons have been tested.
Nine patients from outside Ludhiana, too, tested positive here on Wednesday.
The local health department officials said the district’s case count is 86,427 and that of outsiders is 11,372.
So far, 83,386 patients have recovered, which constitutes 96.48% of the total cases.
There are 973 active cases. On the day, the number of samples collected was 10,898.
There are 278 ventilators in private hospitals, including four of the government at CMCH.
Twenty-five patients are on ventilators. Of them, 10 are of Ludhiana.