ISLAMABAD – At least 131 people lost their lives due to the third wave of the novel coronavirus infection while 5,112 fresh cases have reported in the last 24 hours, Ministry of National Health Services said on Friday.
According to the latest figures from the Health Ministry, the death toll has surged to 17,811 while the number of confirmed cases stands at 820,823.
As of Friday, the total count of active cases was recorded at 91,574 and the positivity rate recorded at 10.04 percent.
Pakistan: Daily update on #coronavirus cases
•49,099 tests conducted in the last 24 hours
•5,112 people tested #COVID19 positive
•Positivity Ratio is 10.4 %
•Number of deaths is 131 pic.twitter.com/w32i68GqOA— Ministry of National Health Services, Pakistan (@nhsrcofficial) April 30, 2021
The health facilities across the country conducted 49,099 coronavirus detection tests, taking the total number of COVID-19 tests to 1,223,001 since the first case was reported.
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