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LUDHIANA: As many as 115 Covid-19 cases were reported in Ludhiana on Tuesday. These included five teachers and a school student.
Chief medical officer Sukhjeevan Kakkar said the district case count has now increased to 27,295.
The new cases included a student of Government Primary School, Peeru Banda, Salem Tabri, five teachers of Khalsa College, Sudhar, Government Primary School, Giaspura, Sacred Heart School, Utala, Samrala, GSS Smart School, Payal, and Devi Bharwa School of Salem Tabri. Besides, 20 are contacts of positive patients, 25 are from OPD, 53 from flu corner and one through tracing process.
On the day, a patient from Sangrur lost his life at a hospital in the city. The district toll tally stood at 1,030 and that of outsiders has risen to 510.