Staff Reporter
Islamabad
National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC) Wednesday told that 23,799 COVID-19 tests have been conducted in country during last 24 hours. Total active COVID cases in Pakistan were 75,139 (5,385) on June 9. A total of 113,702 cases have so far been registered in country, Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) 444, Balochistan 7,031, Gilgit -Baltistan, 974,Islamabad Capital Territory (ICT), 5,963, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, 14,527, Punjab 43,460 and Sindh registered 41,303 COVID cases.
NCOC apprised that 36,308 patients have so far recovered from the pandemic. Some 2,255 deaths have so far been reported. 83 deaths on June 9. Some 696 patients have died in Sindh, 807 in Punjab, 610 people lost their lives in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, 57 in Islamabad Capital Territory (ICT),62 in Balochistan,14 in Gilgit-Baltistan and 9 patients have died in AJK. Some 754,252 tests have so far been conducted. 776 hospitals were provides COVID-19 facilities.5,546 COVID patients have been admitted in different hospitals.NCOC has geared up its preparations to deal with any contingency.
Some 1,000 additional oxygenated beds would be provided to various hospitals by end June. Some 250 additional ventilators have been provided to provinces including Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK), Gilgit-Baltistan (GB) and Islamabad Capital Territory (ICT). In Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) 379 beds has been allocated for COVID patients. The allocated oxygenated beds for COVID were 68. Some 43 ventilators have been allocated including 11 for Mirpur, 18 for Muzaffarabad.No patient is currently on ventilators in AJK.
National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) has transported 90 portable ventilators to all federating units. According to NDMA spokesman, the portable ventilators could also be installed in ambulances. The ventilators could be moved from one bed to other bed.
25 each portable ventilators were being dispatched to Punjab and Sindh. Some 15 portable ventilators have been sent to Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and 10 portable ventilators to Balochistan. Five each portable ventilators were being transported to the hospitals of Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) and Islamabad Capital Territory (ICT).
