16 test Covid positive; 162 active cases in Ludhiana

LUDHIANA: As many as 16 residents tested positive for Covid-19 in the district on Tuesday.
There are 162 active cases. The health department official said the recovery rate is 97.42%.
Chief medical officer Dr Kiran Ahluwalia said the 16 new cases included eight from OPD, six from flu corner and two through tracing process. The district’s case count is 87,185 and that of outsiders here is 11,566.
To date, 18,42,295 samples have been collected. Of these, reports of 18,42,295 have been received. As many as 17,43,544 samples were negative.
On Tuesday, 9,737 samples were sent for testing.