Three patients of coronavirus passed away and another 85 tested positive for Covid-19 on Friday taking total number of confirmed patients in the capital city to 2,100.
According to the official data, out of 2,015 patients, 161 have recovered so far, and 22 have died. On May 28, total number of reported cases was 2015, on May 27, 1879, on 26 May 1,728 on 25 May 1,641 on 24 May 1,592, on 23 May 1,452, on 22 May 1,326, on May 21, 1,255 on May 20, 1,138 on May 19, 1,034 on May 18, 997 on May 17, 947 on May 16, 921 on May15.
Similarly, on May 14, there were 822 positive cases of Covid-19, May 13, 759, on May 12, 716, May 11, 679, May 10, 641, May 9, 609, May 8, 558, May 7, 521, May 6, 485, May 5, 464, May 4, 415, May 3, 393, on May 2, 365, and May 1, 343.
According to officials, Sector I-10, Tarlai, Lohi Bher, Bhara Kahu and Sector G-6 are hotspots of Covid-19. Meanwhile, teams of ICT administration continued inspection of different markets for ensuring social distancing and standard operating procedures (SOPs) framed to control spread of Covid-19.
However, in majority of small markets in the city gross violation of SOPs has been observed, which may further the spread of the virus.