LUDHIANA: No death due to Covid-19 was reported in Ludhiana on Sunday, when 13 residents tested positive.
Civil surgeon Dr Kiran Ahluwalia said the district’s toll stood at 2,086 and that of outsiders here at 1,041.
To date 17,58,380 persons have been tested. The 13 new cases included three contacts of positive patients, three from OPD, three from flu corner, and four through tracing process. Six patients from outside Ludhiana too tested positive here.
The local health department officials said the district’s case count is 87,036 and that of outsiders here is 11,525.
So far, 84,695 patients have recovered, which constitutes 97.31% of the total cases.
There are 255 active cases. On Sunday, the number of samples collected was 10,177.
Seven patients are on ventilators. Of them, three are of Ludhiana.
