Covid-19 claims 15 more lives in Punjab
A healthcare worker wearing personal protective equipment (PPE) collects a swab sample from a man amidst the spread of the coronavirus disease (Covid-19), at a testing center in New Delhi, India October 29, 2020. PHOTO: REUTERS
The second wave of Covid-19 pandemic claimed 15 more lives on Saturday and 738 new cases were reported in Punjab.
A spokesperson for the Punjab Primary and Secondary Healthcare Department (PP&SHD) said the number of coronavirus cases in the province reached 117,898 while number of deaths has reached 2,960. The PP&SHD confirmed that 367 new cases were reported in Lahore, four in Sheikhupura, one in Kasur,10 in Nankana Sahib,72 in Rawalpindi,13 in Jhelum, one in Gujranwala, five in Sialkot, four in Gujrat,28 in Faisalabad, six in Toba Tek Singh,50 in Multan, two in Lodharan, nine in Vehari, two in Khanewal, four in Dera Ghazi Khan, five in Chiniot,33 in Sargodha, five in Mianwali, five in Khoshab,2 in Jhang, 67 in Bahawalpur,17 in Bhakkar, five in Layyah, two in Rahimyar Khan, one in Rajanpur, two in Muzaffargarh, seven in Sahiwal, four in Okara, three in Pakpatan and two new cases have been reported in Bahawalnagar district during the last 24 hours.
The Punjab health department has conducted 1,951,715 tests for Covid-19 so far while 98,289 confirmed patients recovered in the province.
The Punjab health department urged the people to follow SOPs for their protection and cover their faces with masks besides washing their hands with soap several times in a day to protect themselves from the pandemic.
Published in The Express Tribune, November 29th, 2020.