Covid19 kills 46 more people during last 24 hours raising death toll to 985

Covid19 kills 46 more people during last 24 hours raising death toll to 985.

13,101 patients have so far recovered from the virus.

Covid19 kills 46 more people

The death toll stands at 985 with 46 new deaths reported during the last twenty four hours.

The nationwide tally of coronavirus has soared to 45,898 with 1,932 new cases reported during the last twenty four hours.

As per government report, 16,685 cases detected in Punjab so far, 17,947 in Sindh, 6,554 in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, 2,885 in Balochistan, 556 in Gilgit Baltistan, 1,138 in Islamabad and 133 in Azad Kashmir.

Meanwhile, National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) has completed distribution of fifth cache of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) against COVID-19 to all the provinces.

According to NDMA Spokesperson, they dispatched fifth cache of PPEs, comprising 3,969 N-95 masks, 4,410 D-95, 68,040 KN-95 masks, to Punjab today.

Besides, they sent 93,833 protective gears, 157,500 medical face masks 86,625 pairs of surgical gloves, 12,600 face shields, 6,300 surgical gowns, 5,986 caps, 23,751 shoe covers, 8,820 protective goggles, and 8,825 sanitizers to various hospitals of Punjab.

It is pertinent to mention that fifth cache of PPEs has already been dispatched to Sindh, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Balochistan, Gilgit-Baltistan, and Azad Kashmir.

The spokesperson said that they would dispatch sixth cache of PPEs to all the provinces before Eid.

GTV