ISLAMABAD: At least 39 healthcare providers on the frontline in the fight against the coronavirus outbreak in Pakistan have contracted the infection during the past 24 hours.
Of the total, six doctors and 13 paramedics tested positive for the virus in Balochistan, while eight doctors, a nurse and a health worker have been infected in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP). In Punjab, a doctor, five nurses and a health worker have been affected by the pathogen, while in Sindh, two doctors have been diagnosed as positive for the novel coronavirus during this period.
At least two doctors died from the infection in the country during the last 24 hours. Both deaths were reported from Sindh.
The total number of healthcare providers who have been infected thus far stands at 438, including 210 doctors. At least 200 health professionals have self-isolated while 137 are under treatment in various hospitals and 94 recuperated from the infection so far.
A total of 58 doctors, 21 nurses and 23 paramedics have been infected with the virus in Punjab so far. Whereas, Sindh has seen 34 doctors, 17 nurses, and 33 paramedics contracting the infection. In KP, the number of doctors, nurses and paramedics affected by the pathogen stands at 50, 14 and 38, respectively, while in Islamabad, 16 medics, 10 nurses and 13 paramedics have been infected with the disease.
In Gilgit Baltistan (GB), a medic, a nurse and 16 paramedics have been diagnosed with the virus. Whereas, 50 doctors, four nurses and 35 paramedics have fallen victim to the disease in Balochistan.
