Staff Report
RAWALPINDI: The health officials on Sunday said that 231 more
persons were infected with Covid-19 in Rawalpindi in last 24 hours. “Total 1116 patients have been succumbed to coronavirus infection in
Rawalpindi so far.”
“Overall tally of coronavirus patients in Rawalpindi has reached to 33,409,”
officials said. The number of patients recovered from the disease has been
29,829,” according to officials. “Presently 123 Covid patients are admitted at hospitals and 2,341 have been quarantined at homes,” officials said.
The Punjab government on Friday imposed new restrictions in 15 major cities
of the province after upsurge in Covid-19 infections. The curbs have been imposed till September 12 to stem the spread of the viral disease, according to a notification issued by the Primary and
Secondary Healthcare department.
The restrictions have been imposed in Lahore, Rawalpindi, Faisalabad,
Multan, Khanewal, Mianwali, Sargodha, Khushab, Bahawalpur, Gujranwala, Rahim
Yar Khan, Gujrat, Shiekhupura, Sialkot and Bhakkar.
In the daily statistics shared by the Command and Operation Center (NCOC),
COVID-19 Sunday claimed 61 new lives and the rate of new infections stood at
6.47 per cent in the country. In a tweet, NCOC said that in the past 24-hour period 57,908 Covid tests were conducted, out of which 3,747 diagnosed as COVID-19 positive.
