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Ludhiana, January 25
Twentyseven persons tested positive for Covid today while no death was reported for the second consecutive day. Now, there are 25,556 confirmed cases in the district while 992 have lost their lives so far.
Highest number of health workers vaccinated
Today, 2,405 healthcare workers were given the jab in the district. There were 32 session sites for the vaccination.
Civil Surgeon Sukhjeevan Kakkar said till date 9,653 healthcare workers had been administered the Covid-19 vaccination in the district, which was the highest number in any district of the state.
He said in the first phase, only healthcare workers of both government and private hospitals were being administered the vaccine. The vaccination was being done under the supervision of expert doctors and the person was observed for 30 minutes after its administration.