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.

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.

NCOC urges administration to expedite Covid-19 vaccination

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.

 

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