Active cases double in 9 days, are highest in state

Ludhiana: The active Covid cases in the district have doubled in the past nine days.
As per the health department data, the number of active cases was 102 in Ludhiana on August 12 evening. On August 3, the count was 47, the lowest in more than a year.
The figure jumped from 54 on August 9 to 69 the next day, 99 on August 11 and 102 on August 12.
On the state chart, Ludhiana is at the top with 102 active cases, Jalandhar is second (52) and SAS Nagar third (50). Mansa has the lowest count of one.
District epidemiologist Dr Ramesh Bhagat says, “Even as the number is less, its increase is a cause of concern.”
Dr Bimal Kanish, president elect of Ludhiana Indian Medical Association (IMA), says, “It is important to follow Covid-appropriate behaviour to check cases.”