Zubair Qureshi
Friday happened to be yet another day with more than 300 new cases reported in the federal capital in one day.
According to the official portal of the Ministry of National Health Services (NHS) 384 new cases of Covid-19 were reported in the federal capital during the last twenty-four hours.
Four deaths were also reported during this period.
After these fresh figures the tally of cases in Islamabad has surged to 46,963 and deaths 520 since the outbreak of Covid-19 last year.
The daily increase in number of cases suggests situation is worsening in the federal capital regarding steady rise in number of cases.
A day earlier too, the single-day tally of cases was 350 and deaths 4. According to the health authorities since December last, such an increase (more than 300 cases in a day) is reported.
Special Assistant to PM on Health Dr Faisal Sultan also in a statement on Friday confirmed Pakistan was experiencing a new (third) wave of Covid-19, deadlier and faster than the first two.
All the big cities particularly those in Punjab are in the grip of this new wave, further said Dr Faisal.
District Health Officer of Islamabad Dr Zaeem Zia mentioned this grave situation in a tweet on Friday urging the people not to take Covid-19 easy.
“We have seen extraordinary positivity in the past, more than 10%, we, as part of communication strategy, convey positivity for your information. Please dont panic and just follow SoP’s.
We’ve responded well in past n we will respond well this time too.Bear with us,” he urged the people.
Interestingly the number of recoveries from Covid-19 is also going up and 223 patients were recovered from virus in last twenty-four hours. With 223 single day recoveries Islamabad’s total recoveries stand at 43,658.
A day earlier after the reports of commotion and mismanagement during vaccination in Islamabad, Dr Faisal Sultan along with health officials had visited Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (PIMS), Polyclinic and CDA (Capital Development Authority)Hospital and personally oversaw vaccination process and arrangement made there.
He interacted with senior citizens who were there for immunization and briefly spoke to them about the benefits vaccination.
