COVID-19 Positive Cases Rate Rises to 9% in Lahore

Secretary Health Sara Aslam said that the COVID-19 positivity ratio in Lahore has increased to 9% in the last 24 hours.

Overall in Punjab, the positivity ratio has soared to 5.3%, as reported by the secretary health.

In the last 24 hours, 1,087 new cases of coronavirus have been reported while 20,609 new tests have been conducted.

Health Cheif Punjab said that the currently active cases of COVID-19 have reached 17,373, while 22 patients died taking the death toll in the province to 11,192.

According to Secretary Sara, 3,35,079 people have recovered from the virus in the province.

“Lahore reported 471 cases of the virus in last 24 hours, followed by Rawalpindi with 236 cases, Multan 40 cases, Gujrat 38 cases, Bahawalpur 37 cases, Faisalabad 34 infections, Sialkot 25 cases, Shekhupura 21 cases, Gujranwala 20 cases, Sargodha 19 cases, Rahim Yar Khan 18 cases, D.G. Khan 17, Chakwal 16 and Layyah 12 confirmed cases,” health secretary said.

Punjab’s Primary and Secondary Healthcare department stated that the positivity ratio in Lahore has reached 9%, Rawalpindi 17.9%, and Faislabad 2.4%.

Secretary Health said that the increasing number of COVID-19 cases directly reflects the SOPs imposed for different walks of life.

The health official said that it is essential for people above 18 years should get vaccinated as soon as possible.

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