Shafqat Mahmood tests positive for coronavirus

Last updated on: 25 May,2021 02:40 pm

I feels fine with mild symptoms: Shafqat

ISLAMABAD (Dunya News) – Federal Minister for Education, Professional Training, National Heritage and Culture Shafqat Mahmood has tested positive for coronavirus.

The federal minister, in a tweet on his official handle, revealed that he has tested positive for the virus; however, he feels fine with mild symptoms.

 

— Shafqat Mahmood (@Shafqat_Mahmood) May 25, 2021

On the other hand, Pakistan has reported 92 deaths in the last 24 hours by novel coronavirus as the number of positive cases has surged to 905,852. The nationwide tally of fatalities has jumped to 20,400 on Tuesday.

According to the latest figures by the National Command and Operation Center (NCOC) 2,253 persons tested positive for COVID-19 in the past 24 hours.

Punjab remains the worst-hit province in terms of deaths and cases followed by Sindh and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.

Till now 9,839 individuals have lost their lives to the epidemic in Punjab 4,936 in Sindh, 3,970 in KP, 746 in Islamabad, 532 in Azad Kashmir, 270 in Balochistan, and 107 in GB.

Furthermore 335,577 coronavirus cases have been confirmed in Punjab, 310,557 in Sindh, 130,187 in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, 80,529 in Islamabad, 24,638 in Balochistan, 18,852 in Azad Kashmir and 5,512 in Gilgit-Baltistan.