ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has reported 1,455 new Coronvirus cases across country during last 24 hours and 18 more people have lost their lives to deadly virus.
According to the latest figures reported by National Command and Operation Center (NCOC) at its National Coronavirus Dashboard that 1,455 more people were tested positive for COVID-19 and 18 more people were died.
NCOC in its report stated that in last 24 hours 1,455 people were tested positive for novel coronavirus that took the overall toll of positive cases to 1,505,328. The nationwide tally of fatalities has jumped to 30,114 after 18 new deaths were reported on Thursday morning.
During last 24 hours 42,396 people were tested across Pakistan of ot which 1,455 were tested positive that make the positivity ratio 3.4 per cent.
Giving overall province-wise update of the deadly disease, the NCOC stated that Punjab remains the worst-hit province in terms of deaths followed by Sindh and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
According to NCOC reports as many as 30,114 have been died of the coronavirus pandemic across the country out of which 13,480 individuals have lost their lives to the epidemic in Punjab, 8,048 in Sindh 6,228 in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, 1,009 in Islamabad, 786 in Azad Kashmir, 374 in Balochistan, and 189 in Gilgit-Baltistan.
The NCOC also stated that the overall number of positive cases has surged to 1,505,328 out of which 565,975 coronavirus cases have been confirmed in Sindh, 500,092 in Punjab, 215,588 in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, 134,107 in Islamabad, 42,825 in Azad Kashmir, 35,309 in Balochistan and 11,432 in Gilgit-Baltistan.
Pakistan has so far conducted 26,258,701 coronavirus tests and 42,396 in the last 24 hours. 1,412,429 patients have recovered in the country whereas 1,220 patients are in critical condition.
So far, 124,309,711 people have received their first dose of coronavirus vaccine including 510,878 in last 24 hours. 96,218,183 citizens have been fully vaccinated while 389,409 received their second dose in last 24 hours.
The number of total administered doses has reached to 209,438,557 with 922,218 in the last 24 hours.
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