Seven Covid-19 patients die in Punjab, 487 new cases reported

LAHORE: Seven Covid-19 patients died and another 487 new infections were confirmed in Punjab during the last 24 hours, according to a report issued by Primary and Secondary Healthcare (P&SH) Department here on Saturday.

The toll of fatalities rose to 2,462 in Punjab, while confirmed cases of coronavirus reached 109,309 in the province. Out of the total of 109,309 infections in Punjab, 106,529 citizens contracted the virus through local transmission. The remaining 2,780 Covid-19 infections were confirmed among members of Tableeghi Jamaat, Zaireen returning from Iran and prisoners.

As per the spokesperson of Corona Monitoring Room at the Primary and Secondary Healthcare Department, 12,006 tests have been conducted in the last 24 hours, which raised the total number of tests to 1,738,427 in the province.

After 2,462 fatalities and recovery of a total of 97,731 patients, 9,116 active cases still remain, who are either isolated at homes or under treatment at different quarantine centres and health facilities.