Commonground
Senior Moderator
June 11
Punjab has come under heavy criticism from opposition political parties and social media users for its handling of the coronavirus pandemic. It has been accused of dragging its feet in response to the deadly disease and even playing down its seriousness.
But now a recent investigation by Geo.tv shows that there are also massive discrepancies and contradictions in the data emerging from the province, which has to date recorded the highest number of cases.
Fatalities
Geo.tv has compiled the official record of deaths in Punjab, from the daily situation reports of its primary and secondary healthcare department.
Below is what the tally looks like from May 17 to June 6. In some districts, fatalities show a pattern of rising one day and falling the next.
For example, Gujranwala on June 4 recorded 37 deaths. On June 5 that number fell to 32.
“To be traced”
Till April 29, Punjab’s coronavirus reports included a “to be traced” category. These were positive cases which were yet to be located.
A Geo.tv news report also highlighted this issue after which, on April 30, the “to be traced” category was removed from documents and has yet to be reinstated.
Recoveries
Till mid-May, Punjab official documents provided a breakdown of recovered patients in each district of the province. There were discrepancies noted in this data as well.
For example, in Jhang, total confirmed cases were 63 on May 13. But the recovered were 65.
When the contradiction was reported on social media, the breakdown of recoveries was removed from official documents.
Continued: https://www.geo.tv/latest/292628-cov...-discrepancies
Punjab has come under heavy criticism from opposition political parties and social media users for its handling of the coronavirus pandemic. It has been accused of dragging its feet in response to the deadly disease and even playing down its seriousness.
But now a recent investigation by Geo.tv shows that there are also massive discrepancies and contradictions in the data emerging from the province, which has to date recorded the highest number of cases.
Fatalities
Geo.tv has compiled the official record of deaths in Punjab, from the daily situation reports of its primary and secondary healthcare department.
Below is what the tally looks like from May 17 to June 6. In some districts, fatalities show a pattern of rising one day and falling the next.
For example, Gujranwala on June 4 recorded 37 deaths. On June 5 that number fell to 32.
“To be traced”
Till April 29, Punjab’s coronavirus reports included a “to be traced” category. These were positive cases which were yet to be located.
A Geo.tv news report also highlighted this issue after which, on April 30, the “to be traced” category was removed from documents and has yet to be reinstated.
Recoveries
Till mid-May, Punjab official documents provided a breakdown of recovered patients in each district of the province. There were discrepancies noted in this data as well.
For example, in Jhang, total confirmed cases were 63 on May 13. But the recovered were 65.
When the contradiction was reported on social media, the breakdown of recoveries was removed from official documents.
Continued: https://www.geo.tv/latest/292628-cov...-discrepancies