Six Covid deaths reported in Faisalabad

FAISALABAD:

As many as six patients died of Covid-19 in the district, while 130 people tested positive during the last 24 hours.

A spokesperson for the health department said on Thursday that 714 coronavirus tests were conducted in public and private sector labs during the period. He said that total active cases in Faisalabad were 2,221 while 16,308 patients had so far recovered from the disease.

He said that 334 beds were allocated at the Allied Hospital, 133 at the DHQ Hospital and 150 at Government General Hospital Ghulam Muhammad Abad for Covid-19 patients.

At present, 252 patients were under treatment at the Allied Hospital, 93 at DHQ Hospital and 78 were admitted to General Hospital.

Published in The Express Tribune, May 7^th, 2021.