ISLAMABAD: Frontline health workers continue to suffer from the coronavirus pandemic as 3,088 of them have so far tested positive for Covid-19 in Pakistan and 29 have died of the disease.
According to reports, the figures have been provided to the National Health Ministry in a report prepared by National Institute of Health (NIH) Islamabad.
“Out of total infected health workers, 1,815 of them are doctors,” it said, adding that 412 nurses and 861 other paramedical staff have also contracted Covid-19.
The reports said that 1,703 healthcare workers were self-isolated in their homes while 255 of them were being treated at the hospitals.
“Some 251 of the health workers admitted to hospitals are said to be in stable condition,” it said as overall 1,101 of them have recovered from the infection thus far.
The report said that 29 health workers have died of the virus in the country.
