Pakistan vaccinates 94pc of its population against Covid-19

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has vaccinated 94 percent of its total population against Covid-19.

According to official data, Sindh remains on top of the list with almost 100 pc of its eligible population vaccinated against the pandemic, while Islamabad and Punjab remain 2nd and 3rd with 92pc and 91 percent vaccination ratio.

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa has vaccinated 72pc and Balochistan has vaccinated 60pc of the total population. Gilgit-Baltistan has vaccinated 65 percent of its eligible population against Covid-19.

According to officials of the health department and experts, as many as 143,190,050 people are eligible for vaccination against Covid-19, out of which 127,681,157 people have been vaccinated against Covid-19.

Meanwhile, Pakistan has reported 39 new cases of Covid-19 during the past 24 hours, surging the total number of cases to 1,572,112.

According to the latest figures by the National Institute of Health (NIH), one death was registered during last 24 hours. The nationwide tally of fatalities has jumped to 30,619.

Pakistan has conducted 10,371 tests in the past 24 hours and the COVID Positivity Ratio was recorded at 0.38 percent.

 

 

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