Coronavirus local transmission rate reaches 79% from 28% in April

ISLAMABAD (92 News) – The local transmission rate has reached 79 percent from 28 percent during the current month. As many as 21 percent cases were reported from abroad and the number of patients doubled in 12 days. On Thursday, the total number of coronavirus infection cases in Pakistan has reached 10,811 and death toll soared to 228. According to the National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC), these include Punjab, 4,590, Sindh, 3,671, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa 1,453, Balochistan 552, Islamabad Capital Territory 204, Gilgit-Baltistan 290, and Azad Kashmir 51 cases. So far 2,337 patients of Coronavirus have been recovered, while 228 died (Sindh: 69, Punjab: 58, KP: 83, ICT: 03, Balochistan: 08 and GB: 03) and 60 others are in a critical condition. 124,549 tests have been conducted since outbreak of the pandemic. Local transmission is 79 percent and foreign travel 21 percent. The government has made ready 717 hospitals with Covid facilities with 2779 patients admitted across the country.

Partial lockdown

On the other hand, partial lockdown imposed is continuing across the country as educational institutions, shopping malls, markets, restaurants, and other private business remained closed while inter-provincial and inter-city transport was also suspended. Factories, banks and the financial sector were directed to reduce work hours. The government has barred elder people and children from offering Friday prayers at mosques and issued guidelines for making lines with a specific distance. The novel coronavirus – which originated in the central China city of Wuhan towards the end of December 2019 – has spread to all continents excluding Antarctica. The COVID-19 respiratory illness caused by the mysterious contagion has so far killed thousands of people and infected tens of thousands of others across the globe.