LAHORE: Punjab reported 1,006 coronavirus cases on Sunday, down from 1,241 detected a day earlier, taking the provincial total to 371,605.
The province also confirmed 18 more fatalities due to the Covid-19 complications, taking the death toll to 11,347.
In view of the increased coronavirus cases, Primary and Secondary Healthcare (P&SHD) Secretary Sara Aslam has issued special SOPs for various sectors.
She said vaccination alone was the only effective treatment for the coronavirus, so it was imperative that all people over the age of 18 be vaccinated immediately.So far, 339,381 patients have fully recovered while the number of active cases rose to 20,880 across the province.
In the last 24 hours, 445 cases were reported in Lahore and 157 in Rawalpindi, 59 in Multan, 55 in Rahim Yar Khan, 41 in Gujranwala, 32 in Faisalabad, 30 in Bahawalpur, 24 in Sargodha and 21 in Sialkot.
Up to 18 cases have been reported in Muzaffargarh, 16 in Mianwali, 15 in Dera Ghazi Khan, 11 each in Khanewal and Bahawalnagar, eight each in Gujarat and Vehari, seven in Sahiwal, six each in Bhakkar and Sheikhupura, five in Chiniot, four each in Chakwal, Jhang and Kasur and three each in Hafizabad, Narwal and Rajanpur.
Published in Dawn, August 16th, 2021
