ISLAMABAD: The federal capital reported one casualty from Covid-19 and 31 new cases while one patient also died of the disease in the district of Rawalpindi on Friday.

Officials of the capital administration said the deceased woman was a resident of Bhara Kahu and was in her 60s.

During the last 24 hours, 2,292 tests were conducted in Islamabad out of which results of 18 males and 13 females came back positive with an infection rate of 1.35pc.

Out of the total, eight cases were reported in the age group of 20-29, followed by six in the age bracket of 30-39, five were in their 40s, four were in the 0-9 group, three were between 10-19 years, two were in their 60s and one each was from the age groups of 50-59, 70-79 and 80 and above.

Likewise, three cases were reported from Rawat, two each from E-11 and Chak Shahzad, and one each from Lohi Bher, F-7, G-13, G-15, G-11, D-12, H-12 and Kurri, the officials said.

The capital recorded 317 active cases on Friday, out of which 34 were admitted to hospitals, 32 were on oxygen and one on ventilator.

Rawalpindi

A Covid-19 patient died while 12 more people tested positive in the district.

However, 23 patients recovered from the disease in the last 24 hours and were discharged from hospitals.

Dana Begum, 94, a resident of Sadiqabad, was admitted to the Rawalpindi Institute of Urology (RIU) on March 10 where she died.

According to the District Health Authority, 1,442 samples were collected out of which 1,430 were declared negative and the positivity ratio remained 0.83 per cent.

There are 129 active patients - eight in hospitals and 121 home isolated.

Two of the cases were reported from different parts of Rawalpindi and Chaklala cantonments and four from city areas.

Moreover, two patients came from Potohar Town and one patient each from Gujar Khan, Taxila, Islamabad and Lahore.

There are two patients each admitted at Benazir Bhutto Hospital, Fauji Foundation Hospital, three at Rawalpindi Institute of Urology and one patient at Bilal Hospital. Seven of the patients are on oxygen.

Published in Dawn, March 12th, 2022