Coronavirus claims life of another doctor in Khyber Pakhtunkhawa

According to details, Dr Fazal Raheem was undergoing treatment at a hospital for more than 14 days after contracting Covid-19.

So far, 67 doctors have lost their lives across the province.

Doctors and healthcare workers are most at risk during the pandemic as they are in direct contact with patients. Dozens of doctors, nurses and paramedical staff succumbed to the virus since the first wave emerged in Pakistan last year in February.

Pakistan is presently experiencing the third wave of coronavirus which is said to be deadlier and more contagious than previous two waves.

According to National Command and Operations Center (NCOC), around 2,869 cases of coronavirus were reported while 104 people succumbed to the disease in the last 24 hours, taking the total death toll to 19,106.

The positivity rate of new cases after a decline was recorded at 7.42%, the NCOC said. The total number of confirmed cases reached to 867,438.

As many as 766,492 patients have recovered from the disease with 4,859 critical cases.