Coronavirus infects 658, kills 10 in a day: NCOC

Pakistan has reported 658 new coronavirus cases and 10 deaths in the last 24 hours, according to the National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC).

The Covid-19 positivity ratio was recorded at 1.44 percent.

The number of positive cases has surged to 1,272,345 while the nationwide tally of fatalities has jumped to 28,439.

Punjab remains the worst-hit province in terms of deaths followed by Sindh and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.

Till now 12,915 individuals have lost their lives to the epidemic in Punjab, 7,563 in Sindh, 5,740 in KP, 939 in Islamabad, 740 in Azad Kashmir, 356 in Balochistan, and 186 in Gilgit Baltistan.

Furthermore, 469,475 coronavirus cases have been confirmed in Sindh, 440,003 in Punjab, 177,889 in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, 106,874 in Islamabad, 34,470 in Azad Kashmir, 33,244 in Balochistan, and 10,390 in Gilgit Baltistan.

Pakistan has so far conducted 20,750,978 coronavirus tests and 45,690 in the last 24 hours.

Around 1,220,941 patients have recovered in the country whereas 1,364 patients are in critical condition.

So far, 70,139,040 people have received their first dose of coronavirus vaccine, including 415,562 in last 24 hours. Around 40,016,932 citizens have been fully vaccinated while 373,474 received their second dose in last 24 hours.

The number of total administered doses has reached to 103,514,198 with 754,680 in the last 24 hours.

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