LUDHIANA: A resident died of Covid and five tested positive in the district on Monday.
The deceased was a 57-year-old man of Fatehpur Bet in Machhiwara.
The health department officials said the district’s toll tally has mounted to 2,098 and that of outsiders here was 1,049.
To date, 23,28,518 persons have been tested.
Of the five new cases, two are healthcare workers, one severe acute respiratory infection case, one from flu corner and one through tracing process. A patient from outside Ludhiana too tested positive here.
The local health department officials said the district’s case count is 87,488 and that of outsiders here is 11,662.
So far, 85,363 patients have recovered, which constitutes 97.57% of the total cases.
There are 27 active cases. On Monday, the number of samples taken was 7,046.
No patient is on ventilator.
