The second wave of Covid-19 pandemic claimed 15 more lives on Saturday and 738 new cases were reported in Punjab. A spokesperson for the Punjab Primary and Secondary Healthcare Department (PP&SHD) said the number of coronavirus cases in the province reached 117,898 while number of deaths has reached 2,960. The Punjab health department has conducted 1,951,715 tests for Covid-19 so far while 98,289 confirmed patients recovered in the province. The Punjab health department urged the people to follow SOPs for their protection and cover their faces with masks besides washing their hands with soap several times in a day to protect themselves from the pandemic. Published in The Express Tribune, November 29th, 2020.

Source: The Express Tribune November 29, 2020 04:52 UTC