Corona ferocity grows as 52 more die Top Story March 6, 2021 ISLAMABAD: The national tally of active COVID-19 cases was Friday recorded 17,117 with 1,579 more people testing positive and 1,527 patients recovering during 24 hours. Fifty-two corona patients died on Thursday of whom 49 were under treatment in hospitals and three in their respective quarantines and homes, according to the National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC). Most of deaths occurred in the Punjab followed by Sindh. Out of the total 52, 25 patients died on the ventilator. The maximum ventilators were occupied in four major areas including Multan 21 percent, Islamabad Capital Territory (ICT) 35 percent, Peshawar 21 percent and Lahore 36 percent. Around 225 ventilators were occupied elsewhere in the country, while no affected person was on ventilator in Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK), Gilgit Baltistan (GB) and Balochistan.