Lahore, August 23, 2021 (PPI-OT):With the special efforts of the Secretary Primary and Secondary Health Care, wide vaccination campaign is successfully moving towards its goals in Punjab. Special SOPs have been issued for various sectors in view of the growing situation in Corona across the province. A record number of vaccinations are being carried out on daily basis in Punjab. According to the secretary primary and secondary health care Sara Aslam there are total 662 vaccination centres operational in Punjab and Vaccination campaign is successfully underway in Punjab province. Sara Aslam said that during the last 24 hours, 1289 cases are reported across the province. So far, the total number of cases has reached 379575.
Besides, 344847 patients have fully recovered in the whole province, bringing the total number of active cases to 23203. In recent 24 hours, 8 deaths are recorded in Lahore whereas 22 deaths have been reported in Punjab, bringing the total 11,525 number of deaths. During the last 24 hours, 20,220 tests are conducted making a total of 6,598,716 tests till date. During last 24 hours 658 cases are reported in Lahore, 163 in Rawalpindi, 55 in Multan, 52 in Gujranwala, 48 in Faisalabad, 44 in Sialkot, 31 in Sargodha, 29 in Bahawalpur, 25 in Rahim Yar Khan, 19 in Mianwali, 18 in Sheikhupura, 15 in Toba Tek Singh and 13 cases are reported in Okara, 10 cases are reported in Muzaffargarh, 10 in Khanewal, 8 in Gujrat, 8 in Vehari, 7 in Pakpattan.
Respectively 5 cases are reported each in Bahawalnagar, Kasur Lodharan and Rajanpur, whereas respectively 4 cases are reported in Chakwal, Chiniot, Jhang and Nankana Sahib, 3 cases in Dera Ghazi Khan, whereas respectively 2 cases are reported each in Bhakar, Hafizabad and Narowal. Yesterday, the overall positivity rate of Corona virus was recorded at 6.4 in all the cities across the province. The provincial capital Lahore recorded a positive rate of 10.9, 7.9 in Rawalpindi, 2.3 in Faisalabad, 7.2 in Multan and 8.7 in Bahawalpur.
Talking about this, Secretary Primary and Secondary Health Sara Aslam said, “Frequently increase corona case in Punjab is a matter of concern. In such epidemic conditions, vaccination is the only and effective treatment against corona.” She added, “It is Pleasant that a large number of citizens are increasingly participating in the vaccination campaign – there is no shortage of vaccinations anywhere in the province. There is ample stock of vaccines at all centres while the future more vaccines have been ordered to meet the needs. “Citizens are urged to immediately vaccinate all people over the age of 18 and ensure implementation of SOPs so that we can return to normal life.”
For more information, contact:
Directorate General Public Relations,
Government of the Punjab
Lahore, Pakistan
Tel: +92-42-9201390-86
Website: www.punjab.gov.pk