LUDHIANA: Three residents of Ludhiana died of Covid-19 and 203 tested positive on Sunday.
As per the health department bulletin, six deaths were reported on the day. Of these, three patients were of Ludhiana, two of Jalandhar and one of Sangrur.
The district casualties included a 56-year-old woman of Urban Estate, a 60-year-old man of Mundian Kalan, and a 55-year-old man of Prem Vihar.
Civil surgeon Dr Kiran Ahluwalia said the district’s toll has increased to 2,029 and that of outsiders to 1,006.
To date, 14,53,544 persons have been tested. As many as 33 patients from outside Ludhiana too tested positive here on the day.
Tribune News Service
Ludhiana, May 4
As many as 1,347 persons tested positive for Covid, while 20 lost their lives to the virus in the district in the past 24 hours.
Total active cases have reached 10,316, while 1,451 have lost their lives since March 2020. Active cases in the district were 10,316.
Those who tested positive included four healthcare workers, two pre-operative cases and an undertrial, while tracing of 327 is still to be done.
As many as 16 men and four women lost their life to the deadly virus. They were residents of Jammu Colony, Jagraon, Lohara, Guru Nanak Nagar, Doraha, Sanhewal, Mahajan Nagar, Chandigarh Road, Barewal Road, Prem Vihar, Giaspura, Haibowal Kalan, Tajpur Road, Janta Nagar, Akash Nagar, Pama village, Vikas Nagar and Kailash Nagar.