Rawalpindi-As many as 15 persons died of coronavirus in last 72 hours in different hospitals of the city, informed sources on Wednesday.
Similarly, some 298 patients tested positive of the deadly virus in last 24 hours.
According to details, Shazia Kamal, 48, resident of Gawalmandi, died at Rawalpindi Institute of Urology on Wednesday where he was admitted from on April 12.     
Naeelam Mazafar, 50, resident of Chamanzar Colony, died on Wednesday at Rawalpindi Institute of Urology where she was brought on April 14, they said adding that Muhammad Ikhlaq, 70, resident of Kallar Syedan, arrived at Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences on April 20 and she died Tuesday night.   
Sources said that Begum, 73, resident of Satellite Town, arrived at Max Health Hospital on April 20 and she died on Wednesday.   
Khalid Mehmood Mirza, 70, resident of Gujar Khan, died at Hearts International Hospital on Wednesday where he was admitted on April 20.   They said Khawaja Mehmood Mehndi, 85, resident of New Lalazar, died on Wednesday at Hearts International Hospital where he was brought on April 20.   Sources said that Nagina Bibi, 59, resident of Gujar Khan, arrived at Hearts International Hospital on April 20 and she died on Wednesday.   
Nargis Bibi, 73, resident of city, arrived at Holy Family Hospital on April 20 and she died on Wednesday.   
Raheem Jan, 60, resident of Fauji Colony, arrived at Holy Family Hospital on April 20 and he died on Wednesday, sources mentioned. 
Mostly, patients of Covid-19 were brought from the garrison city as 210 reported from here out of 298 total new patients. As many as 60 patients are from cantonment areas and 80 from Potohar Town and 70 from Rawal Town.   
23 patients of Covid-19 from Taxila, 12 patients arrived from Gujar Khan, 11 from Murree while 12 patients arrived from Kallar Syedan, 13 from Kahuta and four from Kotli Sattian. Four patients arrived from Islamabad, three from Attock and one each from KP, AJK, Chakwal, Haripur and Sargodha.