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* Rules out Brazilian and South African variant in Punjab
* Says positivity ratio in Lahore declined from 23 to 18 % due to lockdown
May 3, 2021
Punjab Health Minister Dr. Yasmin Rashid has said that in the last 24 hours, 1707 people were Covid-19 positive and 50 people have lost their lives. She said this while addressing a press conference at 90 Shahhra-i-Quaid-i-Azam here on Sunday. . In the last 24 hours, 16,846 Corona tests have been performed. Present on the occasion were Secretary Primary and Secondary Healthcare Department Ms. Sarah Aslam, Special Secretary Specialized Healthcare and Medical Education Department Ms. Silwat Saaed, Additional Secretary Development SH&ME Department Dr. Asif Tufail, Covid-19 Consultant Professor Dr. Asad Aslam Khan, Project Director HISDU Ahmer Khan and Director Electronic Media Directorate General Public Relations Rubina Afzal. The Health Minister said that positivity ratio at Bhakkar is 33%, Layyah 31%, Multan 25 %, Toba Tek Singh 24 %, Faisalabad 22 %, Gujranwala 20 %, Pakpatten 19 %, Lahore 18 %, Dera Ghazi Khan 18 %, Sargodha 18 %, Bahawalnagar 17 %, Vehari 16 %, Khanewal 15 %, Mianwali 15 %, Rajanpur 14 %, Khushab 14 %, Jhang 13 %, Chakwal 13 %, Hafizabad 11%, Bahawalpur 10 %, Sahiwal 10 %, Kasur 9 %, Rahim Yar Khan 9 %, Sheikhupura 9 %, Muzaffargarh 8%, Rawalpindi 8 % and Gujrat 8 %.