Another K-P doctor succumbs to Covid-19
A healthcare worker wearing a powered air purifying respirator (PAPR) hood works at a drive-thru Covid-19 testing site at the Sanford Sports Complex Clinic, as the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) outbreak continues in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, US, October 28, 2020. PHOTO: REUTERS
Another doctor died of the novel coronavirus in Peshawar on Tuesday, following which the toll of virus-related fatalities amongst doctors rose to 21 in the province.
Meanwhile, a top government health official, Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (K-P) Health Secretary Imtiaz Hussain, also tested positive for the virus.
Dr Bashir had contracted the novel coronavirus (Covid-19) while discharging his duties. He had been receiving treatment but succumbed to the fatal virus on Tuesday.
Paying rich tribute to the medical professional, the Provincial Doctors Association (PDA) said that Covid-19 has so far claimed the lives of 21 doctors and 40 health workers in the province.
Earlier this month, Dr Sultan Zeb had died after he tested positive for the novel coronavirus in the provincial capital.
Dr Zeb was being treated at Hayatabad Medical Complex (HMC). When his condition worsened, he had to be put on a ventilator, but he did not survive.
Meanwhile, the K-P Health Department in its daily bulletin on Tuesday said that as many as 226 new cases were confirmed in the past 24 hours, taking the total number of cases in the province to 41,069. Moreover, four virus-associated deaths were recorded in the province, raising the toll to 1,294.
Published in The Express Tribune, November 11th, 2020.