670,000 may be infected by COVID-19 in Lahore alone, Health Dept warns
Last updated on: 02 June,2020 11:45 am
670,000 may be infected by COVID-19 in Lahore alone, summary warns Punajb CM Usman Buzdar.
LAHORE (Dunya News) – Punjab’s Primary and Secondary Healthcare Department Secretary Captain (retd) Muhammad Usman forwarded a summary to Chief Minister Usman Buzdar in which it has been feared that 670,000 persons in Lahore alone could be affected by COVID-19.
The summary contained smart sampling results and recommendations. The samples were collected from hotspots, residences and offices in Lahore. Sources revealed that symptoms were not found in these cases which are a result of infection and local transmission.
According to the summary, coronavirus result of 6% samples was positive. Furthermore, 14.7% samples were tested positive in six towns of the provincial capital.
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