Coronavirus claims 20 more lives in KP

F.P. Report

PESHAWAR: Coronavirus claimed 20 more lives in the last 24 hours and the number of deaths from the coronavirus reached 3743 in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, an official of the health department KP told media men during daily briefing here on Saturday.
He said that 211 more were infected with coronavirus in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in 24 hours and the total number of active cases in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa reached 126614. However, he said, 169 corona patients recovered in the last 24 hours and the total number of coronavirus patients reached 114243.
He disclosed that the number of active cases in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa is 8,628. He said 4,126 diagnostic tests were conducted in one day in the province and the total number of tests so far conducted is 1689484. In the last 24 hours, 52 new cases were reported in Peshawar, 30 each in Mardan and Mansehra, 30 in Nowshera and 25 in Swat, the official of the health department confirmed.
KP government to procure 1m doses of Corona Vaccine: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government has decided to purchase corona vaccine and a summary of the purchase of Corona vaccine sent to Chief Minister Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Mahmood Khan for approval.
This was stated by Secretary Health Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Imtiaz Hussain Shah while talking to APP here on Saturday. Khyber Pakhtunkhwa govt would be purchasing 1 million doses of vaccine after approval from provincial cabinet, the Health Secretary KP said.
He said after the purchase of the vaccine, Police, teachers and other civil service providers would be vaccinated. He said Corona vaccine is being provided by the federal government but the vaccination process is slow due to lack of public transport on Eid.
Corona vaccination will speed up after the end of lockdown, Syed Imtiaz Hussain Shah said, adding, Corona vaccination of 30-year-olds is being started and for this Corona Vaccination Centers to be increased from 276 to 484. The number of counters in Corona Vaccination Centers is also increasing, Health Secretary said.