No death; 23 test positive in Ludhiana

Tribune News Service
Ludhiana, January 4

Twentythreee persons tested positive for Covid, while no death was reported due to the virus in the district today.

The total number of samples collected so far now are 5,44,812, while 24,893 people have tested positive so far and 968 have lost their lives.

At present, there are 296 active cases in the district and today 36 persons were home quarantined.

Those who tested positive today included six people who were contacts of positive people, five were referred from OPDs, 10 from flu corner, while the tracing of two was going on.

The reports of 1,220 samples are awaited.

Civil Surgeon Dr Sukhjeevan Kakkar said it was everybody’s duty to follow the guidelines regarding coronavirus like to wear mask, wash hands frequently and maintain social distancing.

“People are becoming more careless and lenient about it. So, I request everybody to kindly follow the guidelines. Awareness regarding precautionary measures is the only key we have till today to battle against this disease. We can certainly overcome the spread of the pandemic if the general public follows all necessary precautions,” he added.