Punjab Minister for Health Dr Yasmin Rashid has tested positive for coronavirus, Aaj News reported on Wednesday.

As per reports, the minister is in good health and self-isolating. This is the second time that Dr Rashid has tested Covid-19 positive.

Dr Yasmin tests positive for Covid-19

Earlier, Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) President Shehbaz Sharif, Education Minister Shafqat Mahmood had also tested positive for coronavirus for the second time.

Pakistan has been witnessing the fifth Covid-19 wave, fuelled by the new Omicron variant. The country reported 5,196 cases at a positivity ratio of 10.17% during the last 24 hours.

So far, Pakistan has confirmed 1,386,348 Covid-19 cases.

Meanwhile, 15 more patients succumbed to the virus, taking the death toll to 29,137.

Currently, there are 86,124 active cases and 1,293 critical cases.