Coronavirus: Second death confirmed in Pakistan
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister health aide Dr Zafar Mirza has confirmed the death of two patients due to novel coronavirus in the country.
In a tweet on Wednesday night, Mirza said that the deceased, a resident from Mardan, had recently returned from Umrah. He had tested positive for coronavirus.
With deep regret I confirm the death of first Pakistani due to #coronavirus. A 50 yr old male from Mardan recently returned from Umra, developed fever, cough & breathing difficulty and tested +ve for corona virus. Contacts are being screened. Our condolences to the family. <262>
— Zafar Mirza (@zfrmrza) March 18, 2020
Meanwhile, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Minister for Finance and Health, Taimur Khan Jhagra has said that another patient of Coronavirus who was under treatment at Lady Reading Hospital in Peshawar has also passed away due to virus infection. He was 36 years belonged from Hangu.
Sadly, a second patient in LRH Peshawar, a 36 yr old, from Hangu, has also passed away, from the Corona Virus.
— Taimur Khan Jhagra (@Jhagra) March 18, 2020
Meanwhile, the number of people affected by the disease rose to 207 in Pakistan, according to government data.
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