Covid on the decline in Punjab

The number of coronavirus cases in the province has begun to decrease, with only 64 new cases were reported during the last 24 hours.

According to the data, shared by a Punjab Primary and Secondary Healthcare Department (P&SHD) spokesperson, 521,334 coronavirus cases were reported in the province, while 13,607 total deaths were recorded altogether. No deaths were reported in the province on Sunday.

The P&SHD confirmed that 32 new Covid-19 cases were reported in Lahore, six each in Rawalpindi, Bahawalpur and Rahimyar Khan, one each in Faisalabad, Chiniot and in Bahawalnagar, three in Dera Ghazi Khan, two each in Multan, Sargodha and Okara and eight in Sahiwal district during the last 24 hours.

The Punjab Health Department had so far conducted 11,920,959 tests for Covid-19, while 505,158 confirmed recoveries were reported in the province.

The department urged people to follow SOPs for their protection, cover their faces with masks and wash their hands with soap several times a day to protect themselves.

Published in The Express Tribune, September 5^th, 2022.