1,758 COVID-19 Patients Using Oxegenated Beds

ISLAMABAD, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 9th Jul, 2020 ) :The�National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC) on Thursday said that as many as 1,758 Covid-19 patients were currently on oxegenated beds at various hospitals across the country.

According to NCOC, total number of beds allocated for COVID patients were 28,692 and total number of beds with oxygen facility allocated for COVID patients were 10,071.

It said that 1,491,437 tests were conducted�in 733 hospitals with COVID-19 facilities with 5,027 patients admitted across the country.

It said that total active COVID-19 cases have reached to 90,554�with having figure of 145,311 recovered patients so far.

It said that 3,359�patients tested positive�and 24,333 tests were conducted on July 8.

It also said that 61 people lost lives due to COVID during last 24 hours�including 56 died in hospitals and five out of hospital while there is no patient on vent in GB, AJK and Balochistan.

It said that 435 ventilators were occupied across Pakistan out of 1,568 ventilators were allocated for COVID-19.�It said that a total of 240,848 cases detected so far with AJK 1,459, Balochistan 11,052, GB 1,605, ICT 13,731, KP 29,052, Punjab 84,587 and Sindh 99,362.

The data released said that 4,983 deaths have occurred in the country so far including 1,637 in Sindh �(21 died in hospitals and two out of hospitals on 8 July), Punjab 1955 (24 died in hospitals and two out of hospital), KP 1,054 (eight died in hospitals and one out of hospital), ICT 142 (two died in hospitals), Balochistan 124, GB 31 (one died in hospital) and AJK 40.

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