LAHORE: Punjab on Sunday recorded in excess of 1,000 cases for the fifth continuous day as the third rush of the novel Covid strengthens in the country.
The information accessible with Dawn showed that 1,653 new diseases were identified in the territory just now. The last time the region revealed a high number of cases was during the principal wave on June 24, 2020, when it affirmed 1,655 diseases. The territory’s count currently remains at 185,468.
Upwards of 973 cases were accounted for in Lahore, 81 in Gujranwala, 76 in Sialkot, 73 in Rawalpindi, 14 in Sheikhupura, 30 in Jhelum, 12 in Hafizabad, six in Narowal, 66 in Gujrat, 30 in Mandi Bahauddin, 22 in Multan, two each in Chakwal, Bahawalnagar and Vehari, 96 in Faisalabad, 23 in Chiniot, nine in Toba Tek Singh, two in Jhang, 19 in Rahim Yar Khan, 22 in Sargodha, 27 in Khushab, 11 each in Bahawalpur and Sahiwal, one each in Pakpattan, Lodhran, Rajanpur and Nankana, 18 in Okara, eight in Dera Ghazi Khan, seven in Bhakkar and four in Layyah.
