ISLAMABAD:
The National Command and Operations Center (NCOC) was informed on Saturday that smart lockdowns had been implemented in 1,292 locations across the country during the last 24 hours to prevent further spread of Covid-19.
At the forum, which serves as the nerve center of the country’s unified efforts to contain the spread of the novel coronavirus, it was reported that a total of 308,600 people now remain under restrictions in various parts of the country.
A total of 10 localities in the Islamabad Capital Territory (ICT), with a population of 60,000, were placed under smart lockdown, the forum was told. Smart lockdowns were implemented in 844 localities in Punjab, confining 15,200 people.
Similarly, lockdown was imposed in 414 localities in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, with a population of 11,000, seven localities in Sindh with a population of 7,000, 12 in Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) and five areas in Gilgit-Baltistan .
It was also reported that federal and provincial authorities ensure compliance with health guidelines and instructions, particularly with regard to workplaces, the industrial sector, transportation, markets and businesses, in addition to following the strategy of tracking, tracing and quarantine (TTQ).
In the NCOC meeting, chaired by Planning Minister Asad Umar, it was also reported that in the last 24 hours, more than 13,116 violations of health guidelines were observed across the country and punitive measures were taken against 1,541 markets and shops, 33 industrial units and 1,429 vehicles.
The NCOC later released details on the availability of ventilators and beds for Covid-19 patients across the country. According to a statement, 379 beds, 68 oxygenated beds and 43 ventilators were available in AJK. Although there were no patients there connected to the ventilator.
In Balochistan, there were 2,148 beds, 262 oxygenated beds and 36 ventilators available for the virus patients. He said no Covid-19 patients in the province were on a ventilator. There were 151 beds, 43 oxygenated beds and 28 ventilators available in Gilgit, where one patient was on a ventilator.
Islamabad had 514 beds, 262 oxygenated beds, 90 ventilators, while 18 patients were connected to ventilators, the NCOC said, adding that 4,856 beds, 1,081 oxygenated beds and 340 ventilators were available in KP, where 85 patients were connected to ventilators.
In the worst-affected provinces, there were 9,276 beds, 3,500 oxygen beds and 387 ventilators available in Punjab, where 233 patients were connected to ventilators, while 8,274 beds, 739 oxygenated beds and 368 ventilators were available in Sindh, where 83 patients were connected. to fans.
50,000 cases
Punjab and Sindh, two of the country’s most populous provinces, each crossed the grim mark of 50,000 coronavirus cases on Saturday, as the country endured another day of more than 6,000 new infections amid a record surge in the pandemic.
In the last 24 hours, each of the two provinces recorded more than 2,000 new cases. According to official data released on Saturday morning, the number of recoveries also exceeded 50,000. However, as the day progressed, more positive cases of Covid-19 were confirmed.
As of midnight, the national tally of Covid-19 patients stood at 1,35,943, with 50,087 cases in Punjab, 51,518 in Sindh, 17,450 in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, 8,028 in Balochistan, 1,093 in Gilgit-Baltistan, 7,163 in Islamabad and 604 in Azad Jammu and Kashmir. So far, the virus has claimed at least 2,597 lives.
The NCOC said around 839,019 people had been tested so far, and nearly 30,000 tests had been carried out in the last 24 hours. The data showed that the mortality rate in confirmed cases also increased to 2%, from 1.7% previously, while recoveries also increased from 20% to 32%.
Spread among medical personnel
According to the data, 3,858 healthcare workers treating coronavirus patients have also been victims of this pandemic. So far, the disease has claimed the lives of 36 healthcare workers: 14 in Sindh, 7 in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, 5 in Balochistan, 6 in Punjab, 2 in Gilgit-Baltistan and 2 in Islamabad.
According to the report, healthcare workers affected by the coronavirus include 2,327 doctors, 476 nurses and 1,055 other staff members. Among them, 266 healthcare workers are being treated in various hospitals, including 3 on ventilators due to their critical condition. So far, more than 1,450 have recovered.
(WITH INPUT FROM THE APP)
