The utilisation of ventilators allocated for Covid-19 patients in the capital has increased to 61 per cent, the second highest occupancy ratio in the country, officials of the capital administration said.

They said 295 ventilators were available in different hospitals in the capital city out of which 70 were allocated for the coronavirus patients. Currently, 43 of the 70 ventilators are occupied.

According to the officials, the highest occupancy rate of ventilators — 74pc — is in Multan followed by 19pc in Lahore, 17pc in Faisalabad, 14pc in Rawalpindi, 10pc in Karachi and three per cent in Muzaffarabad.

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