Tribune News Service Ludhiana April 14 Covid-19 has claimed the lives of six more persons in Ludhiana district during the past 24 hours. As many as 489 fresh cases from Ludhiana and 79 from other districts or states have been reported here today. The Health Department has confirmed that 10 persons including six from Ludhiana one each from Fazilka Bathinda Ferozepur and Sangrur have died of the virus today. In the Ludhiana district those who succumbed to the virus include a 58-year-old man from Khanna a 58-year-old woman from Bhamian a 75-year-old woman from Bajra village a 49-year-old woman from Model Town Extension a 65-year-old woman from New Subash Nagar and a 72-year-old man from Gill village. Of the 489 fresh cases from Ludhiana today 44 persons came in contact with positive patients 105 visited the OPD and 252 with influenza-like illness visited the Flu Corner. Four health care workers two travellers one teacher from GHS School of Jawaddi and a patient who is suffering from severe acute respiratory infection tested positive for the virus. Besides 80 patients were yet to be traced. At present there are 3501 active cases in Ludhiana district. A total of 856855 samples have been taken of which 809316 samples were found negative. The total number of patients related to Ludhiana district is 40463 and 6364 patients belong to other districts/states. Besides 1221 persons from Ludhiana and 631 from other districts or states have lost their lives due to Covid so far. Currently 25 patients including 14 from Ludhiana and 11 from other districts or states are on ventilator support here according to the Health Department. The district administration appealed to residents to adhere to all safety protocols such as wearing masks maintaining social distancing and washing hands frequently.

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