Confirmed Coronavirus Cases Reach 1,625: Dr Mirza
Mohammad Ali (@ChaudhryMAli88) Published March 30, 2020 | 11:50 PM
ISLAMABAD, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 30th Mar, 2020 ) :Special Assistant to Prime Minister on National Health Services Dr Zafar Mirza on Monday said that the coronavirus caseload in Pakistan had reached 1,625 with five deaths during last 24 hours.
In a televised daily briefing on COVID-19, Dr Mirza said that total 21 deaths had been reported from the disease so far while 10 patients were still in critical condition.
He said that 32 patients had been recovered while 508 cases were reported from Sindh, 596 from Punjab, 195 from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, 144 from Balochistan, 51 from Islamabad Capital Territory, 128 in Gilgit Baltistan and six in Azad Jammu and Kashmir.
Dr Mirza said that over 7,507 people were living in different quarantine in provinces while as many 783 confirmed patients were admitted in various hospitals out of which 773 patients were recovering.
He said that PCR test of 4,255 people at various quarantine had been conducted with corona positive ratio of 19% as 796 people had COVID-19 positive.
He added in total 1,625 confirmed corona patients, 883 patients had travel history of Iran while 247 had travel history of other countries and 29% patients had received virus in local transmission, which was gradually increasing.
He said that in order to encourage country's experts or to get advantages from their expertise in combating coronavirus, the government had launched national level COVID-19 relief tigers program under which services and research proposals had been sought through Higher education Commission (HEC).
He said proposals will be received by April 3 and best ideas will be financially supported and implemented at nation level. He said that the opportunity was open for researchers and common citizens.
He said that the government had also planned to start another program with the support of National Incubation Centre.
Related Topics
Recent Stories
Currency Rate In Pakistan - Dollar, Euro, Pound, Riyal Rates On 27 April 2024
Today Gold Rate in Pakistan 27 April 2024
HEC reviews curricula for environmental sciences degree programme
ICC Asia looking forward to an action-packed Asia Cricket Week
Yuvraj Singh named ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2024 Ambassador
Greece hands Olympic flame to 2024 Paris Games hosts
Two Kyiv hospitals evacuating over feared Russian strikes
World must act on neurotech revolution, say experts
Charles & Catherine's cancer diagnoses
Champions Alcaraz and Sabalenka through in Madrid Open
King Charles to resume some public duties during cancer treatment: palace
US defense chief announces $6 bn in security aid for Ukraine
More Stories From Pakistan
-
Two killed over land dispute
19 minutes ago -
Sargodha receives rain
19 minutes ago -
13 criminals held
29 minutes ago -
Saudi ministry warns against fraudulent Hajj schemes; urges vigilance, official channels for booking
9 hours ago -
SC to take up 9 identical petitions regarding judges' letter
10 hours ago -
Woman committed suicide in Pindigheb
10 hours ago
-
Teenage girl abducted in Hassanabdal
10 hours ago -
NTDC Super 8 Inter-Departmental Tape Ball Cricket Tournament concludes: GM (HR) team clinches the w ..
10 hours ago -
AJK President calls for overseas Kashmiris' proactive role to expose the Modi government's nefarious ..
10 hours ago -
AJK-wide campaign begins to vanish black-tinted glasses to all sorts of vehicles
10 hours ago -
Islamabad to be digitalized as pilot project under national digitalization plan: IT Minister
10 hours ago -
HEC reviews curricula for environmental sciences degree programme
11 hours ago