LAHORE: Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leader Maryam Nawaz Sharif announced on Saturday that she has tested positive for Covid-19.
In a tweet, she notified her followers that she has been infected by the virus.
For the past few days, Maryam has been holding rallies ahead of the by-elections in Punjab on 20 seats.
In the last one week, she held rallies in Lahore, Rawalpindi, Khaushab, Layyah among other places.
This is the second time that the PML-N leader has contracted the virus – she tested positive in July 2021 as well. Prayers for her smooth recovery began flowing in immediately.
Over the past few weeks, the Covid-19 cases in Pakistan are on an uptrend. In the last 24 hours, the Covid-19 positivity rate in Pakistan stood at 3.28%. Out of 22,451 tests conducted in the country, 737 turned out to be positive, reported the National Institute of Health.
Moreover, the nation recorded 10 deaths from the disease while 189 patients are reportedly in critical state.