Nearly a fourth of Covid tests positive in Hyderabad
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PESHAWAR / ISLAMABAD: One more frontline doctor fell victim to the coronavirus on Friday, as Pakistan saw 83 Covid-19-related fatalities and 2,972 infections in a single day amid a second wave surge that has seen nearly a fourth of Covid tests coming up positive in Hyderabad.
The frontline worker, identified as Dr Muzaffar Syed, died in a Peshawar. He reportedly contracted the coronavirus infection a few weeks ago and was under treatment in the coronavirus intensive care ward of Saidu Sharif’s Teaching Hospital. Dr Syed was an endocrinology specialist and was posted as a medical officer at Civil Hospital Barikot.