Tribune News Service Ludhiana January 29 Fortysix persons have tested positive for Covid while an elderly person lost his life to the virus today. Total confirmed cases from Ludhiana have now reached 25721 while 997 persons have lost their life due to the virus in the district. Today three patients belonging to other districts were on ventilator support. The person who lost his life today was a 76-year-old man from Dhandra village who was also suffering from a coronary artery disease and admitted to GTB Hospital. One more student tests positive One more student from Government Senior Secondary Smart School Galib Kalan tested positive for Covid today and now a total of 27 students and 14 teachers have tested positive at the school. One teacher has lost her life. Of the total confirmed cases of 25721 the highest number belong to Ludhiana city. Till now 22852 persons have tested positive from the city 848 from Jagraon 743 from Khanna 518 from Raikot 420 from Samrala and 340 from Payal. Of the total 997 persons who lost their lives 867 belonged to the city 37 were from Khanna 35 from Jagraon 25 from Samrala 18 from Payal and 15 from Raikot. As many as 1610 samples of suspected patients were sent for testing today and their results are expected shortly. Civil Surgeon Ludhiana Sukhjeevan Kakkar said it was the duty of people to follow the Covid safety measures. Meanwhile 1238 healthcare workers were vaccinated at 22 session sites today.

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