Tribune News Service

Ludhiana, December 12

Five persons tested positive for Covid while no death was reported in the district due to the disease today.

The recovery rate of Covid-19 patients has reached 97.55 per cent. At present, there are 35 active cases in the district. Thirtyone persons were sent to home isolation today.

Till date, a total of 29,43,328 samples have been taken, of which 28,43,877 were found negative. The total number of patients related to Ludhiana is 87,703 while 11,748 belong to other districts/states.

The total number of persons who lost their lives includes 2,114 persons from Ludhiana and 1,061 from other districts.

Whenever the district administration or the Health Department, Ludhiana, finds out about any positive or suspected Covid patient, their samples are sent for testing. As many as 4,270 samples of suspected patients were sent for testing today and their results are expected shortly.

Deputy Commissioner Varinder Kumar Sharma appealed to residents to adhere to all Covid safety protocols of the state government to not only save themselves but also keep everyone around them safe.