GoB reports 11 new virus deaths

QUETTA: The Balochistan government on Wednesday reported 11 new deaths and 304 new Covid-19 cases, taking the total number of cases to 7,335 with 73 confirmed deaths.

According to the daily situation report of the Health Directorate of Balochistan, 98% of the total cases in Balochistan are locally transmitted. The active cases in the province are 4,666.

Presently, 2,596 positive patients have recovered in Balochistan so far after getting infected by the virus.

According to the provincial health directorate spokesperson, the health department still awaits results of 450 cases. Over 2,000 people are still placed in different quarantine centers of the province.

7,187 locally transmitted cases in Balochistan, include 5,906 from Quetta, 145 from Killa Abdullah, 140 from Pishin, 73 Killa Saifullah, 79 from Lasbela, 126 Mastung, 184 Jaffarabad, 50 Chagai, 45 Sibi, 13 Gwadar, 40 Kalat, 11 Ziarat, 74 Loralai, 29 Panjgur, 6 Kharan, 18 Nushki, 96 Khuzdar and 22 in Zhob.

Published in The Express Tribune, June 11^th, 2020.