LAHORE – At least 20,000 children in Punjab have contracted theBritish-variant of Covid-19 during the last three months.
The provincial health department Wednesday said nearly 4,830 children inPunjab tested positive for the novel virus in the last month. This numberis the highest since the infection hit the province in March last year.
The exact figure of the total diagnosed children, who were aged 15 andbelow, is 19,357 while 5,000 cases were reported only in Lahore alone.
The provincial health officials further mentioned that at least 1,669children tested positive for the deadly virus in Feb, while 2,021 testedpositive in January.
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Most minors only showed mild symptoms or had no symptoms at all while somegot severely ill from complications. Authorities of Children’s Hospital inPunjab capital also confirmed the death of three Covid-positive infants inthe month of March.
