Punjab reports 70 Covid-19 cases, four deaths in 24 hours

LAHORE: Punjab reported 70 cases of Covid-19 in last 24 hours, citing provincial health authorities ARY News reported on Sunday.

Secretary Health Imran Sikandar Baloch has said that four patients of coronavirus died in Punjab in 24 hours.

“The health administration has issued special SOPs for different sectors,” health secretary said.

“Overall cases of coronavirus in Punjab have reached to 4,42,433 with new cases,” he said.

“Currently, the province have 6,385 active cases,” he added.

The number of covid cases rapidly going down in Punjab. The province is leading the country’s Covid-19 vaccine race with more than half of its eligible population administered at least one dose.

“Punjab becomes the

first province to have more than half its eligible population with at least one dose at 52%. KP follows with 48%, Sindh 40% and Balochistan at 17%,” National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC) head Asad Umar had recently tweeted.

“Federal territories leading in vaccination with Islamabad 87%, AJK 59% & GB 54%, National average has reached 48%.”

The Punjab government launched door-to-door corona vaccination drive last month.

The “Reach Every Door” (RED) vaccination drive launched in all districts of the province to meet the vaccination target of 81 million by the end of December.

By vaccinating most of the people enough herd immunity could be built against the Covid-19, experts said.