Coronavirus: 39 test positive in Mardan village

PESHAWAR: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Health Minister Taimur Khan Jhagra has announced that 39 people tested positive for coronavirus in a village in Mardan district of the province.

The village was the scene of the first coronavirus-related fatality.

The victim had reportedly refused quarantine, spent two days in his village before being taken away by officials, but not before he infected two his friends, four family members and 39 villagers.

“Quick update of extended Corona Virus test results in UC Manga, Mardan where Pakistan’s first death was recorded, & a lockdown was enacted. Sampling has shown that out of 46 people tested in the UC, 39 tests are positive. 4 samples were rejected. All tested were asymptomatic,” Jhagra tweeted.

“Further details are awaited and will be released as they come. The information minister and I will hold a briefing shortly. There are significant lessons for all of us asked to stay at home, to comply with instructions across Pakistan.”

Meanwhile, the number of people infected by the novel coronavirus in Pakistan surpassed 1000.