Ludhiana: In an improvement on Covid front, Ludhiana has recorded the lowest weekly positivity rate in the state.
Positivity rate is the number of positive samples out of the total tested.As per the state health department report of June 8, the district’s positivity rate for the week between June 2 and 8 was 1.4%.
It was 2.5% from May 26 to June 1; 4.5% between May 19 and 25; and 8.1% from May 12 to 18.On the state list, Ludhiana is at 22nd position.
SAS Nagar is at the top with the positivity rate of 6.7%, Ferozepur is second (5.5%) and Bathinda third (5.1%).The district’s positivity rate between May 5 and 11 was 14.3—the highest during the second wave.
It was 13.27% from April 28 to May 4; 10.6% between April 21 to 27; 11.13% during April 14 to 20; 10.9% between April 7 and 13; 10.5% from March 31 to April 6.District epidemiologist Dr Ramesh Bhagat said, “There is an overall fall in infection in Ludhiana, which reflects in decreasing positivity rate.
Recently, the daily positivity rate had fallen to below 1%.”Former senior medical officer (SMO) Dr Rajinder Gulati said, “It is good that the positivity rate has dropped, but people need to be more cautious and take all precautions so that the pandemic remains under check.”District vs stateLudhiana logged a fall of 1.1% in weekly positivity rate and the state 1.7%.