Lahore, 7th August: There is a sudden increase in the number of coronavirus cases in Punjab after Eid-ul-Adha.
According to the report of Baaghi TV, the Punjab province has witnessed a sudden surge in the COVID-19 cases after the removal of lockdown during Eid-ul-Adha.
As per reports, the everyday cases which had dropped below 100 during the last one week, again increased to around 300.
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Some medical experts believe that it might be a signal for the beginning of the second wave of the virus.
Punjab reported 277 new confirmed cases of COVID-19, and 5 deaths during the last 24 hours against 235 a day earlier.
Of the new cases, 100 were reported from Lahore against 52 a day before, 58 from Rawalpindi (54), 25 from Gujranwala, 13 from Multan (11 a day earlier), 11 from Sialkot, and 8 from Gujrat.
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According to official figures released by the health department on Thursday, the total number of confirmed cases in Punjab reached 93,847, where 47,729 were reported from Lahore, 7,503 from Rawalpindi, 5,856 from Multan and 5,812 from Faisalabad.
The Punjab government has performed 5,424 COVID-19 tests during the last 24 hours.
We still need to take precautions and stay indoors as much as possible. Public needs to adhere to the rule of social distancing.
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