COVID-19 claims 23 more lives in Punjab.

LAHORE -- The COVID-19 pandemic claimed another 23 precious lives in last 24 hours, whereas 796 new cases of coronavirus were reported on Saturday across the province.

According to the data, shared by a spokesperson for the Punjab Primary and Secondary Healthcare Department (P and SHD), the number of coronavirus cases in the province had reached 135,141, while the total deaths were recorded at 3,858 altogether.

The P and SHD confirmed that 502 new cases of COVID-19 were reported in Lahore, seven in Sheikhupura, 48 in Rawalpindi, one in Chakwal, nine in Jhelum, five in Gujranwala, one in Mandi Bahauddin, four in Hafizabad, six in Sialkot, two in Narowal, 15 in Gujrat, 37 in Faisalabad, one in Toba Tek Singh, one in Chiniot,15 in Sargodha, nine in Mianwali, 27 in Khoshab, one in Bhakkar, one in Layyah, 10 in Multan, four in Khanewal, three in Dera Ghazi Khan, six in Lodhran, 57 in Bahawalpur, five in Bahawalnagar, six in Muzaffargarh, two in Rahimyar Khan, six in Okara, two in Pakpattan and three new cases of COVID-19 were reported in Sahiwal district during the last 24 hours.

The Punjab Health Department has conducted 2,373,929 tests for COVID-19 so far while 121,625 confirmed cases...