43 test positive for Covid-19 in Faisalabad
Forty-three more people tested positive for coronavirus in Faisalabad district during the last 24 hours.
According to Health department spokesperson, 858 coronavirus tests were conducted in public and private sector labs during the period.
He said that so far 8,608 coronavirus patients had recovered while 479 lost their lives due to Covid-19 in the district since the pandemic’s outbreak.
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He said that 550 beds were allocated at the Allied Hospital and 85 at the Faisalabad District Headquarters Hospital for Covid-19 patients.
At present, 142 patients, including 70 confirmed ones, were under treatment at the Allied Hospital while 38, including eight confirmed, were admitted to DHQ Hospital.
Published in The Express Tribune, March 2nd, 2021.