PDM responsible for spike in COVID-19 cases: Firdous

LAHORE, Dec 19 (DNA): Special Assistant to Punjab Chief Minister on
Information Dr Firdous Ashiq Awan on Saturday said that Pakistan
Democratic Movement’s (PDM) “irresponsible behavior” was the major cause
behind the recent spike in coronavirus cases in the province.

Talking to journalists, Firdous Ashiq Awan said that 36 more people
succumbed to the coronavirus during the past 24 hours. She maintained
that 584 more cases of the virus were reported overnight in the
province, taking the overall tally of cases to 130,706.

Dr. Firdous said that PMD endangered people’s lives for political gains.
She urged the masses to avoid PDM’s rallies and follow the SOPs to
protect themselves against the deadly virus.

Earlier today, the Punjab province had witnessed the highest death toll
from COVID-19 in accordance with the daily statistics of the national
dashboard as 87 more people lost their lives from the virus.

According to NCOC, 45 out of 87 deceased patients had been put on
ventilators. 46 per cent of ventilators in Multan were being used for
coronavirus patients, 41 pc in the federal capital Islamabad, 34 pc in
Punjab’s capital Lahore and 21 pc in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) capital
Peshawar.

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