ISLAMABAD: Coronavirus fifth wave continues to play havoc across Pakistan as during last 24 hours the country reported 30 deaths by novel coronavirus besides 4,874 new cases.
According to the latest figures appeared on National Coronavirus Dashboard of the National Command and Operation Center (NCOC) 4,874 persons have been tested positive for COVID-19 and 30 people have lost their lives in the past 24 hours.
With 4,874 new infections reported in the country the overall toll of positive cases surged to 1,459,773. As nationwide tally of fatalities has jumped to 29,478 after 30 new deaths were reported in the country on Sunday morning.
The NCOC in its province-wise update have reported that Punjab remains the worst-hit province in terms of deaths followed by Sindh and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
The overall tally of fatalities across Pakistan was reported as 29,478, out of which 13,242 individuals have lost their lives to the epidemic in Punjab, 7,891 in Sindh 6,041 in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, 986 in Islamabad, 761 in Azad Kashmir, 368 in Balochistan, and 189 in Gilgit-Baltistan.
The toll of the positive cases country-wide has crossed the figure of 1,459,773, out of which 551,399 coronavirus cases have been confirmed in Sindh, 488,603 in Punjab 202,190 in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa 131,337 in Islamabad, 40,568 in Azad Kashmir 34,785 in Balochistan and 10,891 in Gilgit-Baltistan.
Pakistan has so far conducted 25,378,187 coronavirus tests and 56,051 in the last 24 hours. 1,339,498 patients have recovered in the country whereas 1,681 patients are in critical condition.
The COVID-19 positivity ratio was recorded at 8.69 per cent.
So far, 108,173,867 people have received their first dose of coronavirus vaccine including 896,350 in last 24 hours. 84,731,497 citizens have been fully vaccinated while 785,143 received their second dose in last 24 hours.
The number of total administered doses has reached to 182,396,048 with 1,734,514 in the last 24 hours.
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