The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government is investigating reduction in deaths due to Covid-19 to determine if patients are dying out of hospitals or the virus has really become less infective.

Chief Secretary Dr Kazim Niaz has issued directives to local government department to report to the government about all deaths taking place at the community level, according to officials.

Officials said that government was happy over the declining mortality from the coronavirus but at the same time it was worried over the rumours that many people were not taking patients to hospitals and let their near and dear ones die at their homes.

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