KARACHI / ISLAMABAD: Provincial authorities on Tuesday confirmed 52 new cases of the novel coronavirus in Sindh, Punjab, Balochistan and Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, pushing the country’s tally of confirmed COVID-19 cases to 237.
Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Information Minister Taimur Khan Jhagra announced one more confirmed case of COVID-19, pushing the provincial tally to 16.
“… [We] have received news of one new positive case of #coronavirus in Abbottabad. The gentleman has come to Pakistan from the UK. This takes K-P total cases to 16. He has been home quarantined since he displayed no symptoms,” he wrote on his official Twitter handle. In the spirit of continued transparency, have received news of one new positive case of #coronavirus in Abbottabad. The gentleman has came to Pakistan from UK. This takes KP total cases to 16. He has been home quarantined since he displayed no symptoms.#coronavirusinpakistan
Punjab Chief Minister Usman Buzdar, from his official Twitter handle announced 18 fresh cases in the province.
“On the basis of test reports, of suspected patients, I can confirm that the number of confirmed #coronavirus patients is now 26,” he wrote.
“We are testing all the suspected patients and 736 Zaireen (pilgrims) quarantined in DG Khan. 1,276 Zaireen coming from Taftan will also be quarantined,” he added.
On the basis of test reports, of suspected patients, I can confirm that the number of confirmed #coronavirus patients is now 26.
We are testing all the suspected patients and 736 Zaireen quarantined in DG Khan. 1,276 Zaireen coming from Taftan will also be quarantined.
Balochistan government spokesperson Liaquat Shahwani, meanwhile, confirmed six new cases in the provinces, raising its tally to 16. “Patients are being treated in isolation ward of Sheikh Khalifah Bin Zayyad Hospital [in Quetta],” he was quoted as saying. – Agencies
