Ludhiana, one of the districts most severely affected with a substantial number of cases, has topped the state in Covid-19 testing over the past week.

Between April 15 and 21, the district carried out the highest number of tests at 43,699, with 11.5 percent of them returning positive. During this timeframe, the state recorded an average positivity rate of 10.3 percent and reached a peak of 56,571 daily Covid tests on April 21.

According to district-wise statistics compiled by the Department of Health and Family Welfare — a report obtained by The Tribune — Jalandhar ranked second with 38,013 tests and a 7.8 percent positivity rate, while Amritsar followed in third place with 28,182 tests and a positivity rate of 10.2 percent.

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In other districts:

• Patiala conducted 27,772 tests with a 9.7 percent positivity rate.

• Mohali reported 25,308 tests, recording the state’s highest positivity rate at 20.8 percent.

• Gurdaspur carried out 22,581 tests, showing a 5.3 percent positivity rate.

• Hoshiarpur administered 16,870 tests, with 8.5 percent positive results.

• Bathinda conducted 12,921 tests, reporting a 16.2 percent positivity rate.

• Sangrur performed 10,632 tests, with a 6.8 percent positivity rate.

• Pathankot did 10,127 tests, with 7.9 percent testing positive.

• Nawanshahr recorded 9,452 tests, with a positivity rate of 3.3 percent.

• Kapurthala conducted 8,884 tests, showing a 9.2 percent positivity rate.

• Tarn Taran carried out 8,412 tests, with a 6.6 percent positivity rate.

• Ropar undertook 7,560 tests, with 9.6 percent returning positive.

• Muktsar reported 7,223 tests, with a 10.5 percent positivity rate.

• Mansa carried out 6,811 tests, with a 9.7 percent positivity rate.

• Faridkot completed 6,274 tests, showing a 10.3 percent positivity rate.

• Fazilka conducted 5,205 tests with a 15.3 percent positivity rate.

• Fatehgarh Sahib administered 4,484 tests, with a 7.6 percent positivity rate.

• Ferozepur reported 4,270 tests, with 15.1 percent positive cases.

• Moga conducted 3,547 tests, with a positivity rate of 12.9 percent.

• Barnala performed 2,728 tests, recording an 8 percent positivity rate.