Ludhiana: Three residents of Ludhiana died of Covid-19 and 203 tested positive on Sunday.As per the health department bulletin, six deaths were reported on the day.
Of these, three patients were of Ludhiana, two of Jalandhar and one of Sangrur.The district casualties included a 56-year-old woman of Urban Estate, a 60-year-old man of Mundian Kalan, and a 55-year-old man of Prem Vihar.Civil surgeon Dr Kiran Ahluwalia said the district’s toll has increased to 2,029 and that of outsiders to 1,006.To date, 14,53,544 persons have been tested.
As many as 33 patients from outside Ludhiana too tested positive here on the day.The local health department officials said Ludhiana’s case count has mounted to 85,454 and that of outsiders to 11,190.So far, 80,806 patients have recovered, which constitutes 94.56% of the total cases.There are 2,619 active cases.
On Sunday, the number of samples collected was 12,360.Thirty-two patients are on ventilators.
Of them, 15 are from Ludhiana.
3 die of Covid, 203 contract it
