Federal capital records 123 fresh coronavirus cases in last 24 hours: NCOC.

ISLAMABAD -- COVID-19 cases continued to surge in the federal capital as 123 new coronavirus cases were reported from the city during the last 24 hours, National Command and Operation Center (NCOC) said on Friday.

According to an official of NCOC, as many as 238 cases were reported on Thursday while 67 cases were reported on Wednesday.

He said so far 36,844 cases were reported from the federal capital while 402 deaths were reported from Islamabad Capital Territory (ICT). He added 31,575 patients had been recovered completely.

Meanwhile, on the direction of Ministry of National Health Services, the district administration of Islamabad had continued smart lockdown in different streets of the capital to reduce transmission of the infection in the selected streets and other sectors.

They also started taking actions on violation of standard operating procedures (SOPs) related with the coronavirus while visiting marriage halls, markets and petrol pumps by its inspection teams. The administration also sealed schools, shops, workshop and restaurants on violation of SOPs.

The inspection teams also issued notices to marriage halls besides imposing fines on owners of different shops.

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