Covid-19 claims 48 more lives in Punjab

LAHORE: The death toll due to Covid-19 reached 938, after 48 more deaths were reported in the province. Punjab Primary and Secondary Healthcare Department spokesperson said on Saturday that as many as 17,560 patients recovered in the province.

The total number of Covid-19 cases reached 50,087 in the province after registration of 2,705 new cases during the last 24 hours.

The health department confirmed that 1,342 new cases were registered in Lahore while 338,714 virus tests were conducted in the province.

The healthcare department advised the citizens to contact on helpline 1033 immediately, if any person developed symptoms of the coronavirus disease.

Published in The Express Tribune, June 14^th, 2020.