59 more die: 12 more professionals at Mayo Hospital, 4 NAB officers infected: PIMS closes OPD
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ISLAMABAD
Pakistan’s daily virus cases topped 3,000 on Tuesday, the highest single-day rise since July, said the National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC) on Wednesday.
According to the NCOC, 3,009 new coronavirus cases were reported during the last twenty-four hours, taking the nationwide tally to 382,892. The virus claimed 59 lives during the aforementioned period, lifting the country’s death toll to 7,803.
Around 1,214 patients recovered from the virus during the last 24 hours, while at least 332,974 patients have recovered from the deadly disease so far in the country.
A total of 41,583 tests were conducted across the country during this period, while 5,297,703 samples have been tested so far. Some 1,867 patients are stated to be in critical condition.
In Balochistan, 45 new infections and one death were reported in the last 24 hours. “Five more cases were reported in provincial educational institutions in the last 24 hours,” Media Coordinator of Corona Cell in the province, Dr Waseem Baig said in a statement. Corona infections count in academic institutions has soared to 981, the spokesperson stated.
Total death count stands at 164 as one more patient succumbed to the complications caused by the novel coronavirus disease in the province. The number of total cases of Covid-19 in Balochistan has reached 16,891, according to the statement. The tally of recovered patients in the province has enhanced to 16,093, the spokesperson stated.
Meanwhile, Islamabad’s largest government hospital, Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (PIMS), has announced limiting its medical services for patients due to the spread of the coronavirus pandemic during its second wave in the country.
The hospital’s spokesperson said in a statement on Wednesday that the central outpatient department (OPD) service has been closed except the OPDs of gynaecology and children section.
Dr Waseem Khawaja added that the emergency section of the hospital will be fully functional amid the current situation.
The decision for the closure of OPD service was made in view of the rising number of coronavirus cases and surgeries will only be conducted in an emergency case. The OPD service will be restored after witnessing improvement in the pandemic situation, added Dr Khawaja.
Meanwhile, the officers and staff members of the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) Karachi chapter have been diagnosed with novel coronavirus.
