Daily Times 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 Sin
103 more die from corona in Punjab
Lahore
April 22, 2021
LAHORE:Around 103 patients died of COVID-19 and another 3,969 positive cases were confirmed in Punjab during the last 24 hours.
According to report issued by Primary and Secondary Healthcare Department (P&SHD) on Wednesday, the toll of fatalities reached 7,664 in Punjab, while confirmed cases of coronavirus reached 276,535 in the province. As per the spokesperson for Corona Monitoring Room at Primary and Secondary Healthcare Department, 21,293 tests have been conducted in the last 24 hours, which raised the total number of tests to 4,375,472 in the province.
After 7,664 fatalities and recovery of a total of 224,029 patients, including 3,515 recoveries in the last 24 hours, so far, 44,842 active cases still remain, who are either isolated at homes or under treatment at different public and private hospitals.