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Ludhiana records highest single-day spike of 438 Covid cases; 19 more die
The district’s death toll currently stands at 607, of which 100 have been recorded in just eight days
The city on Tuesday reported the highest single-day spike of 438 new coronavirus cases, taking the tally to 1,4622.
The city also reported 19 Covid-19 deaths, the highest in a single day so far. With this, the district’s death toll currently stands at 607, of which 100 have been recorded in just eight days.
It was on August 31 that the city had witnessed 18 casualties in a single day.
While 2,022 cases are still active, 11,993 people have been cured or discharged.
On Friday, the district recorded 256 cases, while 435 persons tested positive on Saturday, 415 on Sunday and 324 cases were reported on Monday.
The positive cases reported on Tuesday include 120 patients with symptoms of influenza-like illness, 145 were referred by the out-patient departments and 27 are contacts of positive patients. Among them, 12 were health workers, two police personnel, and five pregnant women.
Those who succumbed to the virus on Tuesday include a 90-year-old woman from Rishi Nagar, a 15-year-old from Prem Nagar, Lohara, a 75-year-old woman from Chander Nagar, a 60-year-old man from Rishi Nagar, a 78-year-old man from Aggar Nagar, a 56-year-old man from Shaheed Karnail Singh Nagar, a 67-year-old man from Janta Colony, a 44-year-old man from Mullanpur, a 55-year-old man from Samrala Road, Khanna, a 64-year-old woman from Khanna, a 65-year-old man from Kalgidhar, a 35-year-old man from Shimlapuri, a 53-year-old man from Amargarh, an 82-year-old woman from Basti Jodhewal, a 53-year-old woman from Valmiki Nagar, a 67-year-old man from Adarsh Nagar, a 60-year-old man from BoparaiKhurd, a 77-year-old man from Doraha, an 80-year-old man from Jalandhar Bypass.
When asked about the sudden spike in positive cases and casualties, civil surgeon Dr Rajesh Bagga said that the efforts are on to stop the further spread of the infection. “The infection should reach a plateau and after that, there will be a decline in the Covid-19 cases,” he said.
