With 60 more deaths, death toll from virus in Punjab stands at 1,407.

LAHORE -- As many as 60 more COVID-19 patients died in Punjab on Sunday, taking the death toll to 1,407.

At the same time, as many as 1,523 new cases were also reported from across the province, raising the number of COVID-19 patients in the province to 65,739.

Meanwhile, former Punjab health minister Dr Tahir Ali Javaid was admitted to Jinnah Hospital on Sunday following deterioration in his health conditions. He was tested positive for COVID-19 about three days back.

So far 545 casualties have been confirmed from Lahore, 266 Rawalpindi, 132 Faisalabad, 105 Multan, 57 Gujranwala, 52 Sialkot, 36 Rahim Yar Khan, 31 each from Gujrat and Bahawalpur, 22 Sargodha, 16 Sheikhupura, 14 each from Mianwali and Dera Ghazi Khan and Sheikhupura, 10 each from Sahiwal and Kasur, eight each from Nankana Sahib and Muzaffargarh, six Toba Tek Singh, five each from Attock, Okara and Hafizabad, four each from Lodhran and Chiniot, three each from Jhang, Bhakkar and Jhelum, two each from Rajanpur, Narowal, Bahawalnagar, Khushab and Vehari, one each from Khanewal and Pakpattan and none from Chakwal, Layyah and Mandi Bahauddin.

So far 33,811 COVID-19 patients have been confirmed from Lahore, 5,412 Rawalpindi, 4,485 Faisalabad, 4,379 Multan, 2,973 Gujranwala, 1,788 Sialkot, 1,614 Gujrat, 1,158 Dera Ghazi Khan, 1,068 Bahawalpur, 856 Rahim Yar Khan, 837 Sheikhupura, 817 Sargodha, 756 Muzaffargarh, 507 Hafizabad, 495 Kasur, 457 Sahiwal, 408 Toba Tek Singh, 364 Jhelum, 362 Vehari, 324...