Pakistan reports first coronavirus death in Punjab

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17 March, 2020, 04:25 pm
Last modified: 17 March, 2020, 04:32 pm
The patient was under treatment at a hospital in Lahore, Punjab
Men walk with face masks as a preventive measure, after Pakistan confirmed its first two cases of coronavirus, along a sidewalk in Karachi, Pakistan February 28, 2020. Reuters/Akhtar Soomro

Pakistan on Tuesday reported the first death of a patient infected with coronavirus, reports Gulf News.

The patient was under treatment at a hospital in Lahore, Punjab, according to the Ministry of National Health Services.

'Pakistan’s response to coronavirus among world’s best'

According to the ministry, the patient had recently returned from Iran was brought in a critical condition to Mayo hospital on Monday night.

There are a total of 194 confirmed Covid-19 cases in Pakistan on Tuesday as the country has witnessed a rapid surge in the number of infected patients during the last two days.

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