PESHAWAR: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Government on Tuesday extended the health emergency in the province for a period of three months.
According to details, the decision was taken after clear evidence of fifth wave of coronavirus and situation arising due to new variant in the country.
As per the notification, the emergency will remain imposed till March 31.
On the other hand, Pakistan has reported 2 more deaths in the last 24 hours by novel coronavirus as the number of positive cases has surged to 1,297,865. The nationwide tally of fatalities has jumped to 28,945 on Monday.
According to the latest figures by the National Command and Operation Center (NCOC) 630 persons tested positive for COVID-19 in the past 24 hours.
Punjab remains the worst-hit province in terms of deaths followed by Sindh and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
Till now 13,075 individuals have lost their lives to the epidemic in Punjab, 7,673 in Sindh 5,933 in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, 967 in Islamabad, 746 in Azad Kashmir, 365 in Balochistan, and 186 in Gilgit Baltistan.
With input from INP
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