2 die of Covid-19; 39 of district test positive

TNN
Ludhiana: Covid-19 claimed two lives in Ludhiana on Tuesday. While a 43-year-old man of Madhopuri died at Christian Medical College and Hospital, a Malerkotla, Sangrur district, resident succumbed at Mohandai Oswal Hospital.
The health department officials said the Madhopuri man had diabetes, blood pressure and kidney problems, besides Covid-19.
Meanwhile, 39 patients from Ludhiana district have tested positive for novel coronavirus.
Civil surgeon Dr Rajesh Bagga said of 693 samples sent for testing on Monday, reports of 648 were negative and 45 were pending.
The health department officials said of the 110 other pending samples, 70 were negative and 33 positive. Of these, 32 patients are from Ludhiana district and one from Nawanshahar.
The Ludhiana cases include 14 patients from Saleem Tabri, four from Jamalpur, two each from Bhamiyan Kalan, Dugri, Focal Point and Civil Lines, and one each from Chander Nagar, Ber Kalan in Payal, Dhandari Kalan, Basti Jodhewal, BRS Nagar and Model Town.
A Khanna resident, too, has tested positive.
Of 10 positive reports received from DMCH, six are from Ludhiana district. They include a patient each from Industrial Area, Harkrishan Nagar, Dugri Phase II, Sargodha Colony and two from Barewal. The four others are from Malerkotla, Sangrur, Dasuya and Amritsar.
The positive cases include a pregnant woman, a 48-year-old Ludhiana Central Jail employee and a 39-year-old healthcare worker. A 23-year-old woman of Delhi, who is at present in Nawanshahr and whose sample was collected at Sahnewal airport, is also among those who have caught the infection.
The Ludhiana case count now stands at 840. Besides, 198 patients from outside the district have tested positive here.
The civil surgeon said 21 patients were discharged on the day. Ten were discharged from Meritorious School Covid Care Centre, three from MCH, Vardhman, five from civil hospital, two from DMCH and one from Jagraon sub-district hospital.