Slight uptick in Covid cases in Ludhiana, no fatalities

The district recorded 11 coronavirus cases on Wednesday, registering an uptick from an average of two to three daily cases over the last week

The district recorded 11 coronavirus cases on Wednesday, registering an uptick from an average of two to three daily cases over the last week. No deaths were reported in the district.

During his weekly Facebook Live session, Sharma said around 14.5 lakh people had been vaccinated in the district and directions have been issued to all the officials to plan out a strategy to setup inoculation camps across Ludhiana. . (Representative Image/HT File)

It is for the first time in eight days that daily Covid cases are in double-digits. The last time that cases were recorded in double digits was July 20 when 10 fresh cases had been detected on the district. The active cases in the district stand at 54. So far, 87,284 people have contracted the virus in the district, of which 2,093 have succumbed.

Dist to get 30k vaccine doses today

Deputy commissioner Varinder Kumar Sharma said the district administration will receive 30,000 doses on Thursday, all which will be utilised within 24 hours.

During his weekly Facebook Live session, Sharma said around 14.5 lakh people had been vaccinated in the district and directions have been issued to all the officials to plan out a strategy to setup inoculation camps across Ludhiana.

He said that the positivity rate had fallen to 0.07%. However, residents must remain cautious.