Pakistan confirmed 4,007 fresh covid-19 cases in the last 24 hours, bringing the overall number of cases to nearly 900,000 on Saturday as the nation navigates the third wave.
According to the National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC), at least 88 more people have died as a result of the outbreak, bringing the total number of people who have died to 20,177.
Meanwhile, with 63,436 active cases throughout the world, Pakistan’s covid-19 positivity rate was 6.43 percent.
In addition, 813,855 citizens in the world have recovered from the virus so far.
According to the official site, Sindh’s cumulative number of covid-19 patients has crossed 306,707, with 4,891 deaths so far.
The total number of COVID-19 patients in Punjab is 333,057, with 9,739 people dying as a result of the virus, while the total number of patients in Balochistan is 24,413, with 270 deaths.
In Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, the virus has infected 129,013 people, resulting in 3,900 deaths, while in Azad Kashmir, the virus has infected 18,651 people, resulting in 526 deaths.
Pakistan has begun inoculating citizens above the age of 30 as part of its COVID-19 vaccine campaign, which began today. The NCOC took the announcement in a meeting on Friday.
In a post, Federal Minister for Planning and Development Asad Umar said, “The messages for those who are being scheduled will go out today.”
