Mission Fateh: 5693 samples for COVID-19 taken in Ludhiana district
Recovery rate of COVID-19 patients reaches at 97.57%
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Nov 18, 2021 04:46
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Ludhiana, November 18, 2021: Deputy Commissioner Varinder Kumar Sharma 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 said that there are 21 active patients in the district at present.
He said that sincere efforts are being made to keep people safe from Covid-19. He said that a total of 4 patients (2 new patients from district Ludhiana and 2 from other state/district) have tested positive in the last 24 hours.
He further said that till date, a total of 2834266 samples have been taken, of which 2734899 samples were found negative. He said that now, the total number of patients related to Ludhiana is 87645, while 11722 patients belong to other districts/states.
He said that the total number of persons who lost their lives including 2108 people from Ludhiana and 1058 from other districts.
He said that whenever the District Administration and Health Department Ludhiana finds out about any positive or suspected COVID 19 person, their samples are immediately sent for testing. Similarly, 5693 samples of suspected patients were sent for testing today and their results are expected shortly.
Deputy Commissioner Varinder Kumar Sharma appealed to the residents to adhere all the safety protocols like wearing masks, maintaining social distance and washing hands frequently of the Punjab government to not only save themselves but keeping everyone around safe.
