Taimur Jhagra says KP has increased testing from zero to 1,200 in over a month

• Jhagra said that now Ayub Teaching Hospital in Abbottabad, Saidu Teaching Hospital in Swat and Hayatabad Medical Complex in Peshawar are also being fully certified for COVID-19 testing.

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) Health and Finance Minister Taimur Khan Jhagra has said that the province's coronavirus testing capacity has increased from zero to 1,200 in just over a month.

In a tweet on Wednesday, Jhagra said that now Ayub Teaching Hospital in Abbottabad, Saidu Teaching Hospital in Swat and Hayatabad Medical Complex in Peshawar are also being fully certified for COVID-19 testing.

"We will expand to Mardan, Swabi, Kohat, Bannu, LRH and KTH next," he said.

3. In just over a month, our capacity has increased from zero to 1200, with ATH Abbottabad, SGTH Swat, and HMC Peshawar now also being fully certified for Corona testing, and DI Khan next.

We will expand to Mardan, Swabi, Kohat, Bannu, LRH and KTH next. pic.twitter.com/EPY4mIjIfA

— Taimur Khan Jhagra (@Jhagra) April 22, 2020

The province has reported 1345 coronavirus cases and 80 deaths.