PHOTO: REUTERS/FILEAt least eight people have died of novel coronavirus disease (Covid-19) in Islamabad during the past 24 hours taking the toll of the pandemic to over 300. He said that the Islamabad Capital Territory Administration (ICTA) has decided to shut down all public dealings on temporary basis after emergence of 10 coronavirus positive cases among the officials. Six fatalities in PindiFive women and a man succumbed to the novel coronavirus in the Holy Family Hospital (HFH) on Thursday. In Benazir Bhutto Hospital (HFH), coronavirus wards have been established in the CCU and ICU having a total capacity of 60 beds. A daily situation report said that after the addition of 166 Covid-19 confirmed cases during the last 24 hours, the total number of positive cases has surged to 9,833 in Rawalpindi.

Source: The Express Tribune November 27, 2020 05:15 UTC