ISLAMABAD: The twin cities saw a rise in the number of casualties as seven more people lost their lives to Covid-19 on Thursday while another 427 people contracted the virus. No one was discharged from hospitals after recovery in the last one week and the positivity rate rose to 5pc.
Four deaths – two males and two females – were reported in the capital in the age group of 80-89 and 60-79, officials of the capital administration said, adding the deceased were residents of I-8, Tarlai and G-15. The address of one of the deceased persons is still not known.
Patients who passed away in Pindi were identified as Manzoorun Nisa, 74, a resident of Gulistan Colony. She was brought to Rawalpindi Institute of Urology (RIU) on March 3; Isma Ahmed, 30, a resident of the city area, was admitted to Holy Family Hospital on March 10, and Mohammad Younas, 74, a resident of Dhoke Ghangal, admitted to Bilal Hospital on March 10.
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A teacher checks the body temperature of students at the entrance of the Islamabad Model College of Commerce for Girls in Islamabad on September 15, 2020. AFP/File
ISLAMABAD: The District Health Office (DHO) on Wednesday sealed a college in G-9 after Covid-19 cases were detected in the institution.
It was the second educational institution in the capital to be closed in the last five days.
On Saturday, Islamabad Model School for Girls (IMCG) G-7/2 was sealed on Saturday while Islamabad Model College for Girls (IMCG) (VI-XII) G-9/2 was closed on the orders of District Health Officer Dr Zaeem Zia on Wednesday.