ISLAMABAD: Nine people lost their lives to Covid-19 in the twin cities - four in Islamabad and five in Rawalpindi - on Saturday.
Besides, 431 more cases emerged in the capital and 171 in garrison city. Officials of the capital administration said the deceased, two males and two females, were in the age group of 60-69, 70-79, 50-59. They were residents of E-11, I-10, F-11 and Sihala. The officials said the death toll from the virus had increased to 683.
In the last 24 hours, 4,948 tests were conducted in the capital and the positivity rate remained 8.71 per cent.
There are 12,495 active cases, the officials said, adding Loi Bher has 852 active cases followed by 644 at Tarlai, 591 at Bhara Kahu, 505 at G-6, 443 at G-10, 424 at G-11, 410 in G-9, 407 in I-8, 376 in G-7, 340 in E-11, 335 in I-10, 332 in Rawat, 307 in G-8, 276 in F-11, 258 each in Chak Shahzd, Sohan, 248 in G-13, 246 in Khanna, 242 in F-6, 226 in Alipur, 222 in F-10, 198 in F-8, 187 in Kurri, 148 in I-9, 142
A man sprays sanitiser on people offering prayers at Jamia Mosque in Rawalpindi on Friday. Online
ISLAMABAD: Six people lost their battle against Covid-19 in the twin cities on Friday with 427 new cases reported in Islamabad and 89 in Rawalpindi.
During the last 24 hours, 5,168 tests were conducted in the capital and the positivity rate was 8.2pc. Officials of the capital administration said two patients, both male in the age group of 50-69, died in the capital. The deceased were residents of G-6 and Jhangi Syedan, they said, adding the death toll in the capital now stood at 679.
There are 12,603 active cases in the capital, out of whom 264 are admitted to 16 hospitals, 240 were on oxygen support and 24 on ventilators.
Army soldiers hold a flag march in Aabpara Market to implement restrictions against Covid-19 on Thursday. Photo by Mohammad Asim
ISLAMABAD: Eight patients succumbed to Covid-19 and 665 more people tested positive in the twin cities of Rawalpindi and Islamabad on Thursday.
Officials said two people died of the virus in Islamabad and six in Rawalpindi.
There was confusion over the number of tests conducted in the capital during the last 24 hours. According to a Covid-19 website of the government, 3,812 tests were conducted while the district health office’s social media account put the number at 5,651 with the positivity rate of nine per cent.
A health worker shifts an oxygen cylinder for coronavirus patients being treated at Rawalpindi Institute of Urology. Photo by Mohammad Asim
ISLAMABAD: There was no let-up in Covid-19 casualties as nine more people died from the infection in the twin cities of Rawalpindi and Islamabad.
However, both the cities saw a decline in the number of cases with the capital reporting 327 cases and the garrison city 95.
Officials of the capital administration said five patients three men and two women in the age groups of 40-49, 70-79, 80-89, 50-59 and 60-69 died from the virus.
Those who died were the residents of G-11, G-9, Sohan, Chak Shahzad and I-12, they added.
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ISLAMABAD: Five people died of Covid-19 and 354 more people were found infected in the capital on Tuesday. Another four lost their lives in the neighbouring garrison city.
Officials of the capital administration said two deaths were reported in the age group of 30-39 and both were males. The death of a male each was reported in the age group of 60-69 and 80-89. A woman in the age group of 70-79 also succumbed to the virus.
They were residents of Loi Bher, G-6, I-10, B-17 and H-13. With the latest casualties, the death toll from Covid-19 in the capital has reached 670.