One more dies as death toll in Punjab from Covid-19 reaches 192.

LAHORE -- One more COVID-19 patient breathed his last on Sunday, taking the death toll in the province to 192. So far 64 deaths have been reported from Lahore, 36 from Multan, 34 from Rawalpindi, 21 from Gujranwala, 13 from Faisalabad, four each from Rahim Yar Khan and Sargodha, three from Gujrat, two each from Bahawalpur and Toba Tek Singh and one each from Attock, Hafizabad, Jhang, Sahiwal, Nankana Sahib, Sialkot, Layyah, Sheikhupura and Narowal.

As many as 622 more people tested positive for coronavirus across Punjab during the last 24 hours, taking the number of confirmed cases to 11,093.

To cope with increasing number of patients, 52 private hospitals in eight districts have started treating COVID-19 patients with allocation of beds at isolation wards, ICUs and ventilators.

These hospitals have been allowed to treat the patients following inspections and approval from Punjab Healthcare Commission.

Out of total COVID-19 patients, 1,926 are preachers of the Tableeghi Jamat, 768 Shiite devotees who returned from Iran, 86 prisoners in nine districts and 8,314 citizens who mostly have fallen prey to local transmission.

From amongst common citizens, the highest numbers of cases have been reported from Lahore where there are 4,375 patients.

As many as 615 patients have been reported from Rawalpindi, 592 from Gujranwala, 492 from Gujrat, 380 from Sialkot, 356 from Faisalabad, 293 from Multan, 110 from Sargodha, 105 from Muzafargarh, 99 from Rahim Yar Khan, 79 from Jhelum, 73 from Kasur, 72 from Bahawalpur, 64 from Hafizabad, 59 from Jhang, 56 from Vehari, 48 from Sheikhupura, 40 from Chiniot, 39 each from Attock, Mandi Bahauddin...