26 more cases reported

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Ludhiana: As many as 26 people tested positive for Covid-19 in Ludhiana on Tuesday. With this, the district case count has surged to 417. Besides, 134 from outside the district have tested positive here to date.
Civil surgeon Dr Rajesh Bagga said, “Of 90 pending reports received from Rajindra Hospital, Patiala, 21 were positive and 67 negative. One of the positive cases is from Hoshiarpur and another from Bihar.Apart from this, five positive reports were received from private hospitals.”
7 from containment zones
A 48-year-old woman, her two daughters (aged 16 and 13), a 50-year-old municipal corporation Class IV employee and a 25-year-old man, who works as a salesman at Mall Road — all residents of Chawni Mohalla — have contracted the virus. With them, more than 35 cases have been reported from Chawni Mohalla containment zone.
Also, a 21-year-old man and a 55-year-old woman —both of Habib Ganj — have tested positive. The area has reported over 15 cases.
5 are contacts
A 50-year-old woman of Sahnewal has contracted the virus from her husband, who had tested positive on June 10. A Delhi returnee, he was admitted to Dayanand Medical College and Hospital. His 48-year-old brother and 14-year-old nephew, too, have tested positive. A 39-year-old woman of Gurpreet Nagar, Daba Road, and a 57-year-old man from Islamia School Road, Division 3, have also caught the virus.
5 are Delhi returnees
Four of the cases are Delhi returnees: a 24-year-old woman of Chhandran village, Doraha; a 40-year-old woman and her 20-year-old daughter of Bindra Colony; a 52-year-old Shimlapuri police post sub-inspector, who is a resident of Punjab Mata Nagar; and an 18-year-old man of Model Town.
4 ILI cases
Four of them had influenza-like illness. They include a 22-year-old Sahnewal man; a 42-year-old man of Guru Nanak Dev Nagar, Basti Jodhewal; a 16-year-old boy of Sahnewal and a 38-year-old Gujjar Colony, Rahon Road, resident.
5 cases from private hospitals
These five include: a 60-year-old woman of Manuke, Jagraon; a 29-year-old man of DMC hostel; a 38-year-old woman of BRS Nagar; a 65-year-old man of Basti Jodhewal; and a 34-year-old man of Khanna.