(Islamabad) The total active COVID-19 cases in Pakistan on Monday
were recorded 28,048; as 2,128 more people tested positive for the deadly virus
during the last 24 hours. Nineteen corona patients, who were under treatment in
hospital died on Sunday, according to the latest update issued by the National
command and Operation Centre (NCOC). No COVID affected person was on ventilator
in Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK), and Balochistan; while 206 ventilators were
occupied elsewhere in Pakistan, out of 1,859 allocated for COVID-19 patients. Some
29,511 tests were conducted across the country on Sunday, including 11,353 in
Sindh; 11,361 in Punjab, 5,112 in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP); 437 in Balochistan;
304 in GB; and 944 in AJK. Around 359,032 people have recoveredfrom the disease
so far across Pakistan making it a significant count with over 90 percent
recovery ratio of the affected patients. Since the pandemic outbreak, a total
of 356,904 cases have been detected so far, including AJK 5,455, Balochistan
16,407; GB 4,452, ICT 24,218, KP 42,370; Punjab 110,450 and Sindh 155,680. About
7,160 deaths were recorded in country since the eruption of the contagion,
including 2,747 in Sindh of whom nine died in hospital on Sunday, 2,475 in
Punjab of whom four died in hospital on Sunday, 1,311 in KP of whom two died in
hospital on Sunday, 257 in ICT of whom two died in hospital on Sunday; 156 in
Balochistan, 93 in GB and 121 in AJK of whom two died in hospital on Sunday. A
total of 4,950,561 corona tests have been conducted so far, while 735 hospitals
are equipped with COVID facilities. Some 1,587 corona patients are admitted in
hospitals across the country. Sindh Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah and senior
PPP leader Sharjeel Memon tested positive for coronavirus on Monday. Earlier; a
statement issued by the chief minister's office disclosed that CM Murad got
himself tested for COVID-19 on Friday after catching a mild fever. ‘After the
test; I went into isolation on doctor's advice;’ said the chief minister. Murad
said he was asymptomatic apart from the fever. Speaking to Geo News; Sharjeel Memon said he had gone into self isolation
after testing positive. Meanwhile; Information Minister Shibli Faraz Monday
prayed for an early recovery of Sindh Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah. In a tweet;
he appealed to the people to strictly follow the SOPs for their own safety and
those of others. Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi also wished Syed Murad
Ali Shah a speedy recovery. In a statement; he urged the people to take
precautionary measures to tackle this pandemic challenge.
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