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ABout 5248 cases reported in a day. 97 people unfortunately lost their lives yesterday. 1986 people recovered in a day. 29,085 tests conducted out of which 18.04% were positive.
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62 people died in Punjab, 15 in Sindh, 14 in KPK, 3 in Islamabad, 2 in Balochistan and 1 in AJK.
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Testing Stats
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Total Cases
148,617

Active Cases
89,403

Total Recovered
56,380

Total Deaths
2,834
 
4443 cases reported in a day. About 111 people lost their lives yesterday Highest Toll so far. 2669 people recovered. Tests conducted are 4000 less than previous day with positive ratio of 17.76%.
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50 people died in Punjab, 32 in KPK, 22 people died in Sindh, 5 in Islamabad and 1 in GB.
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Testing Stats. Everyone conducted lesser tests yesterday
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4443 cases reported in a day. About 111 people lost their lives yesterday Highest Toll so far. 2669 people recovered. Tests conducted are 4000 less than previous day with positive ratio of 17.76%.
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50 people died in Punjab, 32 in KPK, 22 people died in Sindh, 5 in Islamabad and 1 in GB.
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Testing Stats. Everyone conducted lesser tests yesterday
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2400 recoveries in Sindh yesterday and only 20 in Punjab.
 
I think recoveries are not properly/timely reported as most of the people I know are getting negative only after a week og quarantine and good diet.

I believe it is more so a case of just merely discharging relatively non serious patients (and labeling them as 'recovered' ) who still have COVID to make up for the influx of more COVID and more serious cases COVID cases.
No its totally opposite of what u r saying so many recovered people are not reported.
 
I think recoveries are not properly/timely reported as most of the people I know are getting negative only after a week og quarantine and good diet.


No its totally opposite of what u r saying so many recovered people are not reported.
Your logic is flawed. Obviously by testing will you only know if you are negative or not. Once you test negative after testing positive, you are automatically counted as "Recovered". How could you possibly hide/ not count someone being negative; a positive person either passes away or recovers.

Plus it makes no sense not to report/ inflate recoveries; that's how accordingly hosla is created. If you were to depress your own recovered stats, that would only create mass hysteria, and no country has/will ever do that. That's why the number of deaths is being downplayed.
 
Your logic is flawed. Obviously by testing will you only know if you are negative or not. Once you test negative after testing positive, you are automatically counted as "Recovered". How could you possibly hide/ not count someone being negative; a positive person either passes away or recovers.

Plus it makes no sense not to report/ inflate recoveries; that's how accordingly hosla is created. If you were to depress your own recovered stats, that would only create mass hysteria, and no country has/will ever do that. That's why the number of deaths is being downplayed.
That is what am saying and you need to comprehend again......most of the people who get normal and healthy after one week of being positive don't even bother to retest, further I have a guy in my family who becomes healthy but still even after 30 days with several tests still showing positive. Even doctor is saying that there might b some problem but you are totally okay and will not become carrier for its spread.
 
Worst Day for Pakistan!!! About 6000 cases reported in a day. Record Highest Deaths recorded with 136 deaths. 2047 people recovered in a day. Tests conducted are 28,117 with positive ratio of 20.78%.
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68 people died in Punjab, 33 people died in Sindh, 24 people in KPK, 7 people in Islamabad and 4 people in Balochistan.
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Testing Stats. Shameless Punjab Govt. despite being biggest Province and having more deaths is conducting less tests.
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SAPM warns against unprescribed use of dexamethasone, says only to be taken by critically ill patients

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Zafat Mirza warned people against using it without prescription as it was only meant for critical patients. — DawnNewsTV/File


Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Health Dr Zafar Mirza reiterated on Wednesday that the drug dexamethasone — which recently showed a significant reduction in the risk of death among severe Covid-19 cases — should only be taken by critically ill patients on the advice of doctors.

Speaking to Geo News on the show Aaj Shahzeb Khanzada Kay Sath, the PM's aide called the trial a "positive development".

"This is a well researched study by scientists from Oxford University and it has been welcomed by the World Health Organisation (WHO). So all in all it's good news.

"This isn't a new drug, it's been used since the 1960s. But for those listening, this drug should not be used for mild cases, asymptomatic cases or healthy individuals that want to avoid [contracting] Covid-19 because it can have side effects."

The PM's aide also lamented that the drug was already becoming scarce in the market. "That's dangerous for two reasons; it could mean that people are hoarding it or that they have started self-medicating, something which can be injurious to health."

Earlier today, Mirza had said that an expert team would consider including dexamethasone in the treatment of critical Covid-19 patients.


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"It is an old & cheap anti-inflammatory medicine (steroid) & we have multiple producers in Pakistan," he said in a tweet. He, however, warned people against using it without prescription as it was only meant for critical patients.


WHO says steroid should be for serious cases only

Dexamethasone should be reserved for serious cases in which it has been shown to provide benefits, the WHO said on Wednesday.

WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said research was at last providing “green shoots of hope” in treating the virus, which has killed more than 400,000 people worldwide and infected more than 8 million.

Trial results announced on Tuesday by researchers in Britain showed dexamethasone, a generic drug used since the 1960s to reduce inflammation in diseases such as arthritis, cut death rates by around a third among the most severely ill coronavirus patients admitted to hospital.

That makes it the first drug proved to save lives in fighting the disease. Countries are rushing to ensure that they have enough of it on hand, although medical officials say there is no shortage.

Some doctors were cautious, citing possible side effects and asking to see more data.

The head of the WHO's emergencies programme, Mike Ryan, said the drug should only be used in those serious cases where it has been shown to help.

“It is exceptionally important in this case, that the drug is reserved for use in severely ill and critical patients who can benefit from this drug clearly,” he told a briefing.
 
Total Cases
159,637

Active Cases
97,795

Total Recovered
58,755

Total Deaths
3,087
 
Worse Day for Pakistan. Another 5358 cases reported in a day. Death Toll reaches second highest with 118 deaths. & recoveries are only 778. 31500 tests conducted out of which 17% are positive.
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49 people died in Punjab, 30 people in Sindh, 24 in KPK, 4 each in Balochostan and KPK, 2 in AJK and 1 in GB.
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Testing Stats
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