LAHORE: As many as 20 more critical patients of the Covid-19 died in Punjab during the last 24 hours taking the death toll to 4,900.

Meanwhile, the total number of the confirmed cases of the virus reached 160,935 after 355 more people tested positive.

Of them, 224 alone were reported from Lahore and others from Bahawalnagar, Khushab, Layyah, Sheikhupura, Narowal, Gujrat, Kasur, Okara, Rawalpindi, Faisalabad, Gujranwala, Multan, Rahim Yar Khan, Khanewal, Nankana Sahib, Hafizabad, Lodhran, Jehlum, Mianwali Mandi Bahauddin, Jhang, Bhakar, Sargodha, Sahiwal, Sialkot, Chiniot, and Muzaffargarh.

A spokesperson for the Punjab health department said the number of deaths and new cases of the virus were gradually decreasing across the province.

He said the situation is not alarming in Punjab due to timely health provisions made available to the patients.

He said a total of 11,809 Covid-19 tests were performed in Punjab during the last 24 hours while 470 patients recovered during the same time across the province.

Published in Dawn, February 9th, 2021