Ludhiana reports 10 Covid-19 cases in past 24 hours: Deputy Commissioner

Deputy Commissioner Mr Pradeep Kumar Agrawal today informed that in the last 24 hours, 10 new positive cases have been reported in district Ludhiana. He informed that out of the new cases, two are from Chander Nagar, two from Omaxe Royal City, two from Khanna, while one each from Field Ganj, village Daad, Chawni Mohalla and Islamganj.

He informed that as per the “Mission Fateh” started by the Punjab government, the number of patients getting cured is increasing with each passing day. He said that till date, a total of 165 patients have been discharged from hospital after getting cured.

He further said that till date, a total of 11522 samples have been taken, out of which report of 10797 samples has been received, of 10439 samples is negative and report of 725 samples is pending. He said that now, the total number of patients related to Ludhiana is 257, while 101 patients are related to other districts/states. He said that unfortunately 10 people from Ludhiana and 7 from other districts have lost their lives. He said that 165 patients related to district Ludhiana have been discharged from hospital after treatment.

He informed that till date, 8262 persons have been kept under home quarantine in the district and at present, the number of such persons is 1882. Today, 264 persons were sent for home quarantine.

He said that whenever District Administration and Health Department Ludhiana finds out that about any positive or suspected COVID 19 person, their samples are immediately sent for testing. Similarly, 614 samples of suspected patients were sent for testing today and their results are expected shortly. He appealed to the residents to follow all directions of the Punjab government and if they would stay indoors, they would not only stay safe themselves, but would also contribute in keeping everyone around safe