CORONA, DEADLIEST DAY, 201 KILLED, 127 IN PUNJAB, HIGHEST DEATH TOLL SINCE THE ONSET OF THE EPIDEMIC, POSITIVE CASES 10.77%, OXYGEN EMERGENCY IMPOSED

ISLAMABAD, Karachi, Lahore The global coronavirus epidemic has started spreading havoc in Pakistan as well. Tuesday and Wednesday proved to be the deadliest day in terms of deaths.

In the last 24 hours, there have been 201 record deaths from coronavirus in Pakistan so far, of which 127 cases have been reported in Punjab alone. Have happened

In Sindh today 5 more patients died from the virus and 1029 new cases have been reported, 5292 new cases have been reported at the rate of 10.77%, 88207 active patients have been reported out of which 5214 are in critical condition.

Total deaths from the virus reached 17,530, Punjab topped the list in terms of deaths and cases, the epidemic death toll in Azad Kashmir reached 3% and active cases reached 2,282, with 704494 patients recovering in the country.

The NCOC has declared 26 districts including Lahore, Faisalabad, Gujranwala, Bahawalpur, Multan, Okara, Rahim Yar Khan, Rawalpindi, Peshawar, Swat, Nowshera, Lower Dir, Swabi, Charsadda and Haripur as high risk, Lahore and major. The proposal to allocate hospitals in cities for Corona only was considered. 

Emergency has been declared in Punjab for production and sale of oxygen. Steel, glass, and ship-breaking industries have been ordered to cut off the oxygen supply. Only the pharmaceutical industry will get oxygen supply.

Vaccination is underway in 189 centers in Punjab, 280 in Pakhtunkhwa, 140 in Sindh, 44 in Balochistan, 14 in Islamabad, 25 in Azad Kashmir and 16 in Gilgit-Baltistan. Information Minister Fawad Chaudhry has said that if the situation in Corona in the country improves. If not, we will have to take more drastic measures.