LAHORE: The COVID-19 has claimed 22 more lives, while 540 people infected by the virus in Punjab on Saturday.
According to the spokesperson of the Punjab Primary and Secondary Healthcare Department, the number of COVID-19 cases in the province reached 122,293, while so far the total number of deaths in the province reached 3,137 altogether.
The spokesperson confirmed that 201 new cases of COVID-19 were reported in Lahore, 6 in Kasur, 4 in Sheikhupura, 2 in Nankana Sahib, 96 in Rawalpindi, 5 in Attock, 16 in Jehlum, 2 in Gujranwala, 3 in Hafizabad, 5 in Sialkot, 2 in Gujrat,11 in Faisalabad, 2 in Toba Tek Singh.
He said 2 covid-19 cases reported in Jhang,23 in Multan,4 in Vehari, 20 in Khanewal, 14 in Dera Ghazi Khan, 2 in Chineot, 25 in Sargodha, 4 in Mianwali.
Furthermore, 2 in Khushab, 2 in Jhang, 42 in Bahawalpur, 16 in Muzaffargarh, 14 in Bhakkar, 3 in Layyah, 4 in Rahimyar Khan, 5 in Sahiwal, 4 in Bahawalnagar and a new case of COVID-19 were reported in Pakpatan district during the last 24 hours.
The Punjab health department conducted 2,059,356 tests for COVID-19 so far while 99,215 confirmed cases recovered altogether in the province. The Punjab health department urged the masses to follow SOPs for their protection and cover their faces with masks.
Pakistan has recorded 3,119 new cases and 44 deaths due to the COVID-19 in the last 24 hours as the positivity rate rises in the country.
According to the latest figures from the National Command and Control Centre (NCOC), the total number of cases has reached 413,191 while there are still 52,359 active cases.
The positivity rate of coronavirus cases increased to 7.58 percent as compared to yesterday’s record of 7.3 percent.
