Pandemic claims another 23 lives in Punjab

626 new infections reported during past 24 hours

LAHORE:

The Covid-19 pandemic claimed another 23 lives in the province and 626 new cases were reported on Wednesday.

As per the data shared by the spokesperson for the Punjab Primary and Secondary Healthcare Department (PP&SHD), the number of cases in the province reached 137,295 while total deaths were recorded 3,982. The PP&SHD confirmed that 322 new cases of the Covid-19 were reported in Lahore, four in Sheikhupura, three in Nankana Sahib, 64 in Rawalpindi, one in Attock, two in Chakwal, six in Jhelum, one in Gujranwala, two in Mandi Bahauddin, seven in Sialkot, three in Gujrat, 55 in Faisalabad,11 in Toba Tek Singh, four in Jhang,10 in Chiniot, 22 in Sargodha, five in Mianwali, one in Bhakkar,19 in Multan, one in Khanewal, 15 in Lodharan, one in Dera Ghazi Khan, 24 in Bahawalpur, 24 in Bahawalnagar, one in Rahimyar Khan, three in Muzaffargarh, four in Okara and 10 new cases were reported in Sahiwal district during the last 24 hours.

The Punjab health department conducted 2,425,650 tests for the Covid-19 so far while 122,932 confirmed cases had been recovered in the province. The Punjab health department allocated 669 ventilators for coronavirus patients across the province.

Published in The Express Tribune, December 31^st, 2020.