COVID-19: Islamabad administration decides to impose lockdown in five more localities
Islamabad administration decides to impose lockdown in five more localities
ISLAMABAD (Dunya News) – The local administration on Tuesday has decided to impose smart lockdown in five more localities in Islamabad due to rapid increase in the novel coronavirus cases.
According to the notification issued by the office of District Magistrate Islamabad, smart lockdown will be implemented in G-6/1, G-6/2, G-7/2 and G-10/4. Entry and exit points of these areas will be sealed.
Only essential food items shops, medical stores, general stores, tandoors and emergency service shops will remain open in the hotspots.
According to Deputy Commissioner (DC) Islamabad Hamza Shafqaat, the residents were given enough time to make the necessary arrangements and obtain and store essential items.
As per National Command and Operations Center (NCOC) data, more cases have been reported in Islamabad in last 24 hours, taking the toll of the infected COVID-19 persons to 11,219 in the city while the death toll reached 106.
The total number of recovered cases in the federal capital reported as 5,012.
On the other hand, Pakistan has confirmed 105 deaths in a single day by novel coronavirus as the number of positive cases has surged to 185,034. The nationwide tally of fatalities has jumped to 3,695.
According to the latest figures by the NCOC, 3,946 persons have been tested positive for COVID-19 in 24 hours.
Sindh has become the worst-hit province by the pandemic in terms of cases followed by Punjab, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan.
Till now 71,092 coronavirus cases have been confirmed in Sindh, 68,308 in Punjab, 22,633 in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, 9,587 in Balochistan, 1,326 in Gilgit-Baltistan and 869 in Azad Kashmir.
Furthermore, 1,495 individuals have lost their lives to the epidemic in Punjab, 1,103 in Sindh, 843 in KP, 104 in Balochistan, 106 in Islamabad, 22 in GB and 22 in Azad Kashmir.
Patients are under treatment at quarantine centers of 462 hospitals where 7,295 beds are available.
Pakistan has so far conducted 1,126,761 coronavirus tests and 24,599 in last 24 hours. 73,471 coronavirus patients have recovered in the country whereas many are in critical condition.
