10 more patients get cured in District Ludhiana
People should follow all directions and stay indoors: Deputy Commissioner
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Jun 9, 2020 07:26
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Ludhiana: Deputy Commissioner Mr Pradeep Kumar Agrawal today informed that under the Mission Fateh of the Punjab government, the number of COVID 19 patients getting cured in district Ludhiana is increasing with each passing day. He informed that 10 more patients have been declared cured in last 24 hours. He said that till now, the total number of patients discharged from hospital has reached 175.
He stated that in the last 24 hours, 17 new positive cases have been reported in district Ludhiana. He informed that one each patient is from Noorwala Road, Dashmesh Nagar, Karma Colony, Samrala Chowk, Islamganj, Hargobind Nagar, Ladhowal, six from Khanna, two from Chawni Mohalla, one from Jalandhar and one from some other state.
He further said that till date, a total of 12153 samples have been taken, out of which report of 11470 samples has been received, of 11095 samples is negative and report of 683 samples is pending. He said that now, the total number of patients related to Ludhiana is 271, while 104 patients are related to other districts/states. He said that unfortunately 10 people from Ludhiana and 7 from other districts have lost their lives. He said that 175 patients related to district Ludhiana have been discharged from hospital after treatment.
He informed that till date, 8501 persons have been kept under home quarantine in the district and at present, the number of such persons is 2036. Today, 239 persons were sent for home quarantine.
He said that whenever District Administration and Health Department Ludhiana finds out that about any positive or suspected COVID 19 person, their samples are immediately sent for testing. Similarly, 592 samples of suspected patients were sent for testing today and their results are expected shortly.
He appealed to the residents to follow all directions of the Punjab government and if they would stay indoors, they would not only stay safe themselves, but would also contribute in keeping everyone around safe.
