Pakistan logs 637 new Covid infections, 9 deaths in past 24 hours

ISLAMABAD − At least 9 people died of the novel disease while 637 contracted the disease in the last 24 hours, National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC) said Thursday.

According to the latest statistics, the overall toll has now surged to 28,575 whereas the number of total infections now stood at 1,278,751.

Pakistan conducted a total of 48,882 in the last 24 hours whereas the positivity ratio stood at 1.30 percent. The number of patients in critical care was 1,156.

Statistics 11 Nov 21:
Total Tests in Last 24 Hours: 48,882
Positive Cases: 637
Positivity %: 1.30%
Deaths : 9
Patients on Critical Care: 1156

— NFRCC (@NFRCCofficial) November 11, 2021

The South Asian country on Wednesday achieved another milestone as half of its population eligible for the Covid vaccine has received one dose. Furthermore, the country made another record by administering 1.7 million doses in 24 hours, NCOC Chief Asad Umar announced.

Earlier, the country’s most populous province Punjab had declared to have vaccinated over half of its eligible population. After Punjab, KPK also inoculated more than 50 percent of its population against the novel virus.