Covid claims 12 lives in twin cities
Capital reports lowest number of infections in 10 days
Lahore under lockdown amongst record breaking Covid-19 cases reported. PHOTO: FILE
ISLAMABAD/RAWALPINDI:
The coronavirus infection rate has started to wane a bit in the twin cities, however, seven fatalities were still reported in Rawalpindi and five deaths occurred in the federal capital on Wednesday.
According to the Rawalpindi district health office (DHO), one patient at Holy Family Hospital (HFH) while three each at Benazir Bhutto Hospital (BBH) and Rawalpindi Institute of Urology and Kidney Liver Transplant (RIUKT) succumbed to the virus.
The number of patients receiving treatment in the aforementioned hospitals has dropped to 161 of which 147 are on oxygen tanks and seven are on ventilators. The district health department officials added that thus far, 134,339 people have been administered the Covid-19 vaccine.
ISLAMABAD: The pandemic on Wednesday claimed another nine lives in the twin cities as the capital reported five and Rawalpindi four deaths.
However, positive cases in both the cities kept declining as Islamabad saw 204 cases and the Rawalpindi district 112.
Officials of the capital administration said out of the total 909 beds allocated for Covd patients in 16 hospitals in capital, 452 beds have been occupied and the occupancy rate is 49.72pc.
Similarly, out of total 128 ventilators allocated for the patients in 13 hospitals 58 are occupied, hence the occupancy rate is 45.31pc.
Pindi, Islamabad see decline in positive cases
They said though there was no let-up in casualties as five more lost battle against Covid-19, positive cases kept declining as 204 new cases were reported on Wednesday.
Lowest case tally for capital in 10 days
Rawalpindi reports six Covid deaths, 120 new cases
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ISLAMABAD/RAWALPINDI:
The federal capital has registered a gradual decline in new cases of the novel coronavirus. District Health Officer (DHO) Dr Zaeem Zia stated on Tuesday that 283 cases were reported in the Islamabad Capital Territory (ICT) in a span of 24 hours, lowest in last 10 days.
The rate of positive cases in the city has been recorded at 7.87 per cent in a span of 24 hours. In the said time,3,596 tests were conducted in Islamabad while two patients died in the city on Tuesday, the health official said.
ISLAMABAD: While six people died of Covid-19 and 394 more cases were reported in Islamabad on Sunday, the Ministry of National Health Services (NHS) has decided to open another mass vaccination center in the capital.
The new vaccination centre being established at Pak-China Friendship Centre will be become functional within a week. The centre will have the capacity to vaccinate 10,000 people daily.
Moreover, the vaccination of people aged over 40 years is going to start from Monday (today).
According to data provided by District Health Officer Dr Zaeem Zia, 3,894 tests were conducted on Saturday of which 394 samples were found positive with the positivity rate of 10.12pc.