104 more die from corona
Lahore
April 21, 2021
LAHORE:Around 104 corona patients died and 3,228 new positive cases were confirmed in Punjab during the last 24 hours.
According to Primary and Secondary Healthcare Department (P&SHD) report issued Tuesday, the death toll reached 7,561 in Punjab, while confirmed cases became 273,566 in the province. As per the spokesperson for Corona Monitoring Room at P&SHD, 41,074 tests have been conducted in the last 24 hours, which raised the total number of tests to 4,354,179 in the province.
183,295 recover: The Specialized Healthcare and Medical Education Department (SHC&MED), Punjab, Secretary Barrister Nabeel Awan said that around 183,295 corona patients recovered in 200 public sector hospitals while 822 patients recovered during the last 24 hours. In a statement Tuesday, the Secretary said that 6667 beds were reserved in all govt owned hospitals for corona patients, out of which 4,066 beds were unoccupied. He added that in view of the su
LAHORE: “Due to rising number of cases, the facilities reserved for Covid-19 are being increased and the number of ventilators and beds are being enhanced, says Health Minister Dr Yasmin Rashid here on Saturday.
Addressing a meeting to review arrangements to treat the patients in Punjab’s hospitals at the Specialized Healthcare and Medical Education Department, she said that like the first and second wave, “we will prevail in the third wave as well.”
All healthcare workers must serve patients with dedication. Except exams, other academic activities must be stopped immediately and online classes may continue.
All required resources for the patients must be provided. The vaccination of people over 60 years of age will continue and the testing capacities shall be scaled up. The number of beds has been increased in High Dependency Units and Isolation wards.