ISLAMABAD – As many countries see a surge in Covid-19 cases, Pakistan has been reporting the lowest cases of the novel disease since the country started measuring the infection ratio in April last year.
According to the latest figures from the National Command and Operation Center (NCOC), Pakistan on Thursday recorded 9 deaths while 706 people tested positive for the virus in the last 24 hours.
The number of confirmed cases has soared to 1,269,234 while Pakistan reported a positivity rate of 1.42 percent.
Statistics 28 Oct 21:
— NFRCC (@NFRCCofficial) October 28, 2021
Total Tests in Last 24 Hours: 49,486
Positive Cases: 706
Positivity %: 1.42%
Deaths : 9
Patients on Critical Care: 1408
In the past 24 hours, as many as 1,239 patients have recovered from the novel virus and the total recoveries stand at 1,219,174. As of Thursday, the total count of active cases has dropped to 23,439 while the death toll has soared to 28,414.
At least 468,776 coronavirus cases have been confirmed in Sindh, 439,653 in Punjab 177,723 in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, 106,813 Islamabad, 33,220 in Balochistan, 34,455 in Azad Kashmir, and 10,387 in Gilgit-Baltistan.
Moreover, 12,904 individuals have lost their lives to the epidemic in Punjab 7,557 in Sindh, 5,733 KP, 938 in Islamabad, 740 in Azad Kashmir, 356 in Balochistan, and 186 in Gilgit Baltistan.
The health facilities across the country conducted 49,486 coronavirus detection tests, taking the total number of COVID-19 tests to 20,660,167 since the first case was reported.
Pakistani rupee saw slight gains against US dollar in the open market on March 19, 2024, Tuesday.
In the open market, the US dollar was being quoted at 278.6 for buying and 281.45 for selling.
Euro remains unchanged at 303 for buying and 306 for selling while British Pound hovers around 356 for buying, and 359 for selling.
UAE Dirham AED saw slight changes and new rate stands at 75.7 whereas the Saudi Riyal new rates was 73.95.
Currency | Symbol | Buying | Selling |
---|---|---|---|
US Dollar | USD | 278.6 | 281.45 |
Euro | EUR | 303 | 306 |
UK Pound Sterling | GBP | 356 | 359 |
U.A.E Dirham | AED | 75.7 | 76.45 |
Saudi Riyal | SAR | 73.95 | 74.4 |
Australian Dollar | AUD | 182.7 | 184.5 |
Bahrain Dinar | BHD | 741.22 | 749.22 |
Canadian Dollar | CAD | 204 | 206.2 |
China Yuan | CNY | 38.73 | 39.13 |
Danish Krone | DKK | 40.69 | 41.09 |
Hong Kong Dollar | HKD | 35.63 | 35.98 |
Indian Rupee | INR | 3.36 | 3.47 |
Japanese Yen | JPY | 1.86 | 1.94 |
Kuwaiti Dinar | KWD | 903.77 | 912.77 |
Malaysian Ringgit | MYR | 59.25 | 59.85 |
New Zealand Dollar | NZD | 169.5 | 171.5 |
Norwegians Krone | NOK | 26.27 | 26.57 |
Omani Riyal | OMR | 723.7 | 731.7 |
Qatari Riyal | QAR | 76.57 | 77.27 |
Singapore Dollar | SGD | 206 | 208 |
Swedish Korona | SEK | 26.89 | 27.19 |
Swiss Franc | CHF | 315.26 | 317.76 |
Thai Bhat | THB | 7.76 | 7.91 |
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