Tribune News Service Ludhiana May 5 Covid-19 claimed the lives of 19 more persons in the district during the past 24 hours. The Health Department has confirmed 1186 fresh cases from Ludhiana and 109 from other districts or states today. Among those who tested positive in Ludhiana 63 persons came in contact with positive patients 109 visited OPDs and 621 with influenza-like illness visited Flu Corner. Besides 10 persons with a severe acute respiratory infection two healthcare workers and one undertrial tested positive for the virus. The health department is yet to trace the remaining 290 positive patients. The department confirmed 26 deaths — 19 persons from Ludhiana two from Barnala and one each from Sangrur Patiala Uttar Pradesh Delhi and Haryana. Those who died of the virus are a 44-year-old woman from Shimlapuri 72-year-old man from Khanna 50-year-old woman from Bhamian 36-year-old man from Prem Nagar 62-year-old woman from Shivji Nagar 62-year-old woman from Shimlapuri 57-year-old man from Miller Ganj 51-year-old man from Dugri 72-year-old man from Shivpuri 60-year-old woman from Haibowal Kalan 60-year-old man from Ludhiana 78-year-old man from Kila Raipur 65-year-old woman from Ludhiana 58-year-old man from Shimlapuri 45-year-old man from Bharthla 63-year-old woman from Dugri 88-year-old man from Civil Lines 83-year-old man from Haibowal Kalan and 62-year-old man from Jaspal Bangar. At present there are 10778 active cases in the district. According to the Health Department 41 patients — 22 from Ludhiana and 19 from other districts —were on ventilator support. The Health Department has confirmed 61321 Covid-19 cases in Ludhiana district and 8586 cases in other districts or states till date. A total of 1470 persons from Ludhiana and 744 from other districts or states have died of the virus here to date. Situation turns grim: DC Terming that the Covid situation has turned grim and health infrastructure is severely strained in Ludhiana Deputy Commissioner Varinder Kumar Sharma urged people to dont spoil the hard work of thousands of healthcare/frontline workers working tirelessly to contain the virus by venturing out unnecessarily. Interacting with people of Ludhiana on the official Facebook page of the DPRO Ludhiana Deputy Commissioner Varinder Kumar Sharma said at present 1913 beds including 526 level-III and 1387 level-II were filled in hospitals and the administration was going to start 100 beds in the CHC Jawaddi and Government Meritorious School soon. He said the administration was also planning to set up beds in hostels of Punjab Agriculture University if this trend remains the same in coming days. He said it was really sad that some people were still not following Covid appropriate behaviour properly which was leading to the fast spread of the virus.

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