Ludhiana, all shops can now remain open till 3 pm daily, the district's Deputy Commissioner on Wednesday said. He further added that the home delivery by restaurants can continue till 9 pm from Thursday.This comes as the district's daily Covid-19 infections fell below the 500 mark for the first time in 40 days with 461 people testing positive on Tuesday.The number of daily deaths, however, saw an uptick with 19 Covid-19 patients losing their lives to the infection, 26% higher than Monday's 15 fatalities.Meanwhile, Punjab's Covid-19 caseload surged to 5,48,231 on Tuesday as 4,798 more people tested positive for the disease while the death toll climbed to 13,642 with 176 more fatalities, according to a medical bulletin.Of the latest deaths,.