52 new coronavirus cases reported in Punjab

LAHORE    -   Another 52 cases of coronavirus were reported from various parts of Punjab during the last 24 hours. In a press statement here no Monday, Pri­mary and Secondary Healthcare Department (P&SHD) Secretary Imran Skandar said that 31 cases were reported in Lahore, 9 in Bahawalpur, 4 in Sheikhupura, two each in Vehari, Multan and Rawalpindi, one each in Toba Tek Singh and Jhang. The secretary said that total cases were recorded 521,786 while recoveries stood at 505,845. He said the health department conducted 6057 tests for Covid-19 during the last 24 hours and 11,972,052 tests had so far been conducted. He said the num­ber of death toll was recorded as13,608 in the prov­ince. The secretary said the overall rate of Covid-19 incidence in the province was recorded as 0.9 per cent during the last 24 hours, adding that in Lahore 1.8 per cent, Bahawalpur 5.3 per cent, Sheikhupura 3.4 per cent and Rawalpindi 0.3 percent.

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