-NCOC reports 137 virus deaths, 5,445 new infections
-Punjab sees worst day since outbreak as 104 die
Bureau Report
LAHORE: The hospitals in Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa provinces on Tuesday have been under stress due to soaring cases of Covid-19.
According to a report 95 percent ventilators have been occupied with coronavirus patients in Mardan.
Occupancy of ventilators by corona patients in Gujranwala has reached to 88 percent, while 85 pct oxygenated beds of total capacity have also been filled. In Multan 85 percent and in Lahore 82 pct ventilators have been filled with the coronavirus patients.
Moreover, in Peshawar 72 pct, Nowshera 68 pct and Swat 65 pct oxygen beds occupied by the coronavirus patients. Punjab witnessed its worst pandemic day with 104 more Covid-19 deaths in the last 24 hours, the highest since the outbreak of the pandemic last year in February.
According to Punjab’s Primary and Secondary Healthcare Department, as many as 3,228 new infections of the novel coronavirus were reported across the province in the last 24 hours. The novel coronavirus on Tuesday has claimed 137 more lives in Pakistan during the last 24 hours, taking the overall death toll to 16,453.
According to the National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC) on Covid-19, the country reported 137 more deaths due to the pandemic, while 5,445 new cases were reported during the said period. The national tally of confirmed cases climbed to 766,882 as 5,445 new infections surfaced during the past 24 hours. The total number of people recuperating from the disease stands at 667,131, while 4,494 patients are critically ill due to COVID and are currently under treatment at the country’s various hospitals
Meanwhile, the novel coronavirus on Tuesday has claimed 137 more lives in Pakistan during the last 24 hours, taking the overall death toll to 16,453. According to the National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC) on Covid-19, the country reported 137 more deaths due to the pandemic, while 5,445 new cases were reported during the said period. The national tally of confirmed cases climbed to 766,882 as 5,445 new infections surfaced during the past 24 hours. As many as 68,002 samples were tested, out of which 5,152 turned out to be positive with an 8 per cent positivity rate.
The total number of people recuperating from the disease stands at 667,131, while 4,494 patients are critically ill due to COVID and are currently under treatment at the country’s various hospitals. Punjab remains the worst coronavirus-hit province with 273,566 cases of pandemic reported so far. Sindh follows second with 273,466.
