86 more test positive for Covid

Active cases in the city total 1,353.

FAISALABAD:

As many as 86 more people tested positive for Covid-19 in Faisalabad during the last 24 hours. According to a health department spokesperson, 1,387 coronavirus tests were conducted in government and private sector labs during the period.

He said the total number of active cases in Faisalabad was 1,353, while 21,601 patients had so far recovered from the disease.

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He said that 339 beds were allocated at the Allied Hospital, 133 at the DHQ Hospital and 150 at Government General Hospital Ghulam Muhammadabad for Covid-19 patients.

At present, 240 patients were under treatment at the Allied Hospital, 53 at DHQ Hospital and two at the General Hospital. He further said that 567 confirmed patients of the disease were isolated at their homes.

Published in The Express Tribune, August 30^th, 2021.