Pakistan reports 767 new Covid cases, lowest single day figure in three months

ISLAMABAD – Pakistan has reported 767 new Covid cases, the lowest in more than three months, the National Command Operation Center said Sunday.

According to the latest figures, the number of fatalities dropped to 19 in the last 24 hours, whereas the positivity ratio has dropped to 1.88 percent.

Statistics 10 Oct 21:
Total Tests in Last 24 Hours: 40,584
Positive Cases: 767
Positivity %: 1.88%
Deaths : 19
Patients on Critical Care: 2540

— NFRCC (@NFRCCofficial) October 10, 2021

With the addition of 19 new deaths, the overall toll has now surged to 28,106 whereas the number of total infections stands at 1,251,955 after 767 people test positive for the novel disease.

The health facilities across the country conducted 40,584 coronavirus detection tests, taking the total number of COVID-19 tests to 19,867,632 since the first case was reported.

On Saturday, the Sindh government made COVID vaccination mandatory for students aged 12 years and above across the province. The decision was taken in line with the directions of the National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC).

Both federal and provincial governments are taking measures to return the schools to normal by inoculating the students.