Of the total number of people infected with the coronavirus in Pakistan so far, 75.9% are under the age of 50 years, according to official records of cases since the first onslaught of the virus on February 25.
The coronavirus causes the Covid-19 respiratory disease.
The records revealed that among women, those from the age group of 21-30 years were most affected, with 20,449 women from this group infected till the time the data was compiled.
Around 77 medical staffers lost their lives to Covid-19 while fighting coronavirus, as well as 53 doctors, revealed the documents.
A medical student, two nurses and 20 paramedical staff have also succumbed to the disease.
The documents also mentioned other aspects of the government’s measures to curb the disease and educate the masses on preventive measures.
They stated that the Centre provided Rs25bn to provincial and federal health sectors in Pakistan, while private hospitals were lent loans with the facility of a low 3% markup rate.
The National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) was given Rs25.3bn by the federal government in the fight against the pandemic.
The federal cabinet also approved a Rs1mn “Shaheed Package” for those who died of the disease in the line of duty.
As for awareness campaigns, the documents revealed that around 10 types of awareness messages were spread among 80.5mn people.
It said that 80 posts for public awareness were made on social media platforms from official accounts, which were viewed by 40mn people.
The 1166 helpline for the coronavirus pandemic received around 5mn calls, with 30,000 calls daily.
The documents said printed material raising awareness about the coronavirus and mentioning preventative measures was distributed among 800,000 people across the country.
Earlier, the official mortality data released by Edhi Foundation for coronavirus deaths in Karachi in June had revealed that about 72.5% of the deceased were men, whereas 27.06% were women.
The findings are based on data collected between June 1 and June 27.
Among the males to have fallen prey to Covid-19, data showed that the vast majority of deaths (85.5%) occurred in men aged between 45 and 84 years.
Women wearing face masks are seen speaking with an auto-rickshaw driver in Karachi. Data has revealed that among women infected with the coronavirus, those from the age group of 21-30 years were most affected.
