KHUSHAB – Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) lawmaker Malik Waris Kalludies of COVID-19 on Friday as Pakistan hit by third wave of the pandemic.
The Member of Punjab Assembly from Khushab was under treatment at a privatehospital in Lahore after he contracted the infection.
He was elected to Punjab Assembly in 2018 on the ticket of the PML-N. Hewas first elected to the assembly in 2002.
Another 54 people have died due to coronavirus infection while 2,701 newpositive cases were reported in the country during the last twenty-fourhours, according to official data.
The overall tally of coronavirus infections in Pakistan crossed the 600,000mark on Friday while the total number of deaths has now reached 13,430.
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The statistics issued by the National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC)show the total active coronavirus cases stand at 18,703 while 568,065patients have recovered from the disease.
The spike in virus cases surfaced after the authorities decided to loosensome coronavirus restrictions last month.
But, due to fears of a third wave of coronavirus, the government decided toput several restrictions back in place after a National Command andOperation Centre (NCOC) meeting earlier this week.
