2 dist residents among 5 succumb to Covid-19

Ludhiana: Covid-19 claimed five lives, including two of Ludhiana residents, here on Tuesday. Besides, 106 patients tested positive for the disease on the day. Of them, 98 are from the district and include two from Ludhiana Central Jail, a 52-year-old SHO of Moti Nagar police station and a 32-year old judge.

Chief medical officer Dr Rajesh Bagga said two Ludhiana residents — a 57-year-old man of Iqbal Nagar, Tajpur Road, and a 40-year-old woman of Vijay Nagar — have died at hospitals. Both of them had respiratory problems. The man had diabetes too. Three more persons from outside the district have succumbed. They include a 60-year-old woman of Sangrur who had diabetes and kidney problems, a 62-year-old man of Jalandhar who had cancer and a 65-year-man of Amritsar, he added.

With this, the toll tally of Ludhiana has reached 35 and that of those from outside the district stands at 31.

The health department officials said so far, 44,770 samples of suspected patients have been taken.

On Tuesday, 74 positive reports were received. Of them, 71 are from Ludhiana and three from Amritsar, Nawanshahr and Rajasthan.

The cases from Ludhiana include six from Basti Jodhewal, five from Khanna, four from Tajpur Road, three from Haibowal Kalan, two from Shimlapuri, two form Janta Nagar, two from Ghumar Mandi, two from Dehlon, four from Rajguru Nagar, two each from Dhuri Line, Ishar Nagar, central jail, Officer Colony and one each from Dholewal, New Madhopuri, Ferozepur Road, Police Colony Sarabha Nagar, Mahima Singh Wali, Railway Colony, Muslim Colony, Sector 32 of Chandigarh Road, Phullanwal, Sherpur, Jamalpur, Bagga Khurd, Ambedkar Nagar, Vijay Nagar,

Purva village

of Samrala, Payal, Gurmail Nagar of Lohara, Kohara Road, Grewal Colony, Bhamiya, Ram Nagar, Chandar Nagar,

Daba Colony

, Jammu Colony, Janakpuri,

Kreempura Bazaar

, Field Gunj, Rahon Road, Burj Litta, Iqbal Nagar, Rishi Nagar, Shivpuri and Bachittar Nagar.

As many as 32 positive reports were received from private hospitals. Of them, 27 are from Ludhiana, two from Haryana and one each from Jalandhar, Sangrur and Rajasthan.

The district cases include three from Omax flats, four from Jamalpur, two from Moti Nagar, two from Basant Avenue, and one each from Gill Road, Shimlapuri, Payal, Vikas Nagar, Vishal Nagar, Model Town, Sarabha Nagar, Model Town Extension, Nandpur, Gurbachan Nagar, Mullanpur,

Raskrishan Nagar

, Mundiya Khurd, Janta Nagar, Prem Nagar, Sector 32 of Chandigarh Road.

Health department officials said to date 1,508 patients of Ludhiana have tested positive. Besides, 274 from outside the district have tested positive here.

On Tuesday, 784 samples were sent for testing. On Sunday, 65 rapid response teams screened 314 persons, of which 219 were isolated.