District leads state in testing, positivity rate remains high
Nitin Jain
Tribune News Service
Ludhiana, April 24
Ludhiana, which is among the worst-hit districts with high caseload, has led the state in Covid testing during the past week.
The district conducted the highest 43,699 tests between April 15 and 21, of which 11.5 per cent cases were found to be positive. The state’s average positivity rate during this period was recorded at 10.3 per cent and the state touched a new high of 56,571 daily virus tests on April 21.
The district-wise data compiled by the Health and Family Welfare Department, a copy of which is with The Tribune, revealed that Jalandhar conducted second highest 38,013 tests with a positivity rate of 7.8 per cent, while Amritsar stood third with 28,182 tests at 10.2 positivity rate.
Among other districts, Patiala reported 27,772 tests with 9.7 per cent positive cases, Mohali 25,308 tests with state’s highest 20.8 per cent positivity rate, Gurdaspur 22,581 tests with 5.3 per cent positive rate, Hoshiarpur 16,870 with 8.5 per cent positive rate, Bathinda 12,921 with 16.2 per cent positive rate, Sangrur 10,632 with 6.8 per cent positive rate, Pathankot 10,127 with 7.9 per cent positive rate, Nawanshahr 9,452 with 3.3 per cent positive rate, Kapurthala 8,884 with 9.2 per cent positive rate, Tarn Taran 8,412 with 6.6 per cent positive rate, Ropar 7,560 with 9.6 per cent positive rate, Muktsar 7,223 with 10.5 per cent positive rate, Mansa 6,811 with 9.7 per cent positive rate, Faridkot 6,274 with 10.3 per cent positive rate, Fazilka 5,205 with 15.3 per cent positive rate, Fatehgarh Sahib 4,484 with 7.6 per cent positive rate, Ferozepur 4,270 with 15.1 per cent positive rate, Moga 3,547 with 12.9 per cent positive rate and Barnala 2,728 with 8 per cent positivity rate.
