99 NEW CASES, 8 DEATHS REPORTED IN DISTRICT IN LAST 24 HOURS

• PEOPLE SHOULD FOLLOW ALL DIRECTIONS & STAY INDOORS: DEPUTY COMMISSIONER

Ludhiana, August 2, Channel88 News (Bureau):- Deputy Commissioner Mr Varinder Sharma today informed that under the “Mission Fateh” of the Punjab government, the number of COVID 19 patients getting cured in district Ludhiana is increasing with each passing day. He said that there are 1197 active patients in the district at present.

He said that sincere efforts are being made to keep people safe from Covid 19. He said that a total of 99 patients (78 new patients from district Ludhiana and 21 from other states/districts) have tested positive in last 24 hours time.

He further said that till date, a total of 65001 samples have been taken, out of which report of 62308 samples has been received, of 58320 samples is negative and report of 2693 samples is pending. He said that now, the total number of patients related to Ludhiana is 3517, while 450 patients are related to other districts/states.

He said that unfortunately 8 patients lost their lives today and all of them are from district Ludhiana. Now, the total number of persons who lost their lives include 105 people from Ludhiana and 41 from other districts have lost their lives.

He informed that till date, 22440 persons have been kept under home quarantine in the district and at present, the number of such persons is 4454. Today, 355 persons were sent for home quarantine.

He said that whenever District Administration and Health Department Ludhiana finds out that about any positive or suspected COVID 19 person, their samples are immediately sent for testing. Similarly, 1162 samples of suspected patients were sent for testing today and their results are expected shortly.

Mr Sharma appealed to the residents to follow all directions of the Punjab government and if they would stay indoors, they would not only stay safe themselves, but would also contribute in keeping everyone around safe.