ISLAMABAD, Pakistan: More Coronavirus Cases are pouring in from across Pakistan, and with them, the number of infected persons has amounted to 666, of whom five have recovered but three ill-fated persons couldn’t survive.
As per the data of Confirmed Coronavirus Cases in Pakistan, 357 Cases have so far emerged in Sindh, 137 in Punjab, 104 in Balochistan, 27 in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, 30 in Gilgit-Baltistan, 10 in Islamabad Capital Territory (ICT), and 1 in Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK).
Important Decisions by #CMPunjab in Cabinet Committee’s meeting:
▪ 8 Billion Rs Released fr #COVID19 ops
▪ 19,000 patients’ capacity buildings identified & ready for “qurnatine”
▪ 900 Bedded Hospital to be built in Lhr
▪ 1,000 bedded Pvt Hospitals to be used as quarantine 1/2— Azhar (@MashwaniAzhar) March 20, 2020
▪ 3 Private Hospitals ready to provide full buildings for quarantine
▪ 8 Hotels with 880 Bedded capacity identified & ready fir quarantine
▪ Quarantines ready in Gujrat, Faisalabad, Taxila (& all Divisional headquarters)
▪ 3 Hosps(Rwp, Lhr, Muzaffargarh) already being used— Azhar (@MashwaniAzhar) March 20, 2020
Meanwhile, the COVID-19 Pandemic continues to lash across the globe as well and has so far engulfed in 186 Countries.
By now 11,820 patients have succumbed to it, out of a total of 282,744 people having been infected by the virus. Currently, 177,415 patients are receiving treatment in isolation while 93,509 have been cured.
In recent hours, the most number of deaths occurred in Spain wherein the tally of COVID-19 fatalities has reached 1,326. Likewise, 123 new Coronavirus deaths were confirmed in Iran, taking the total number to 1,556, and 30 deaths occurred in Belgium wherein now 67 patients have died.
Italy has so far been the worst affected Country of COVID-19 with 4,032 deaths followed by China with 3,255 deaths and Iran with 1,556 deaths.
Other most affected Countries in terms of fatalities includes Spain which has witnessed 1,326 deaths, France 450 deaths, the US 275 deaths, UK 177 deaths, Netherlands 106 deaths, South Korea 102 deaths, Germany 70 deaths, Belgium 67 deaths, Switzerland 57 deaths, Indonesia 38 deaths, and Japan 35 deaths.
