ISLAMABAD: Coronavirus fifth wave is continuously taking toll around the Pakistan as about 5,472 more people were tested positive to deadly virus the highest number in last six months while eight more people have lost their lives.
The latest figures appeared on the National Coronavirus Dashboard of the National Command and Operation Center (NCOC) have shown 5,472 new COVID-19 cases have surfaced around Pakistan besides eight more fatalities in last 24 hours.
According to NCOC reports with eight more deaths the overall toll surged to 29,037 fatalities so far. With 5,472 new cases the countrywide toll jumped to 1,338,993.
The NCOC report on province-wise data revealed that Punjab remains the worst-hit province in terms of deaths followed by Sindh and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
The NCOC dashboard has confirmed 29,037 deaths across the country so far out of which 13,091 individuals have lost their lives to the epidemic in Punjab, 7,709 in Sindh 5,965 in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, 969 in Islamabad, 749 in Azad Kashmir, 367 in Balochistan, and 187 in Gilgit-Baltistan.
The overall tally of positive cases was reported 1,338,993 across Pakistan out of which 509,308 coronavirus cases have been confirmed in Sindh, 455,499 in Punjab 182,619 in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa 112,557 in Islamabad, 34,811 in Azad Kashmir 33,744 in Balochistan and 10,455 in Gilgit-Baltistan.
Pakistan has so far conducted 24,297,430 coronavirus tests and 57,669 in the last 24 hours. 1,265,239 patients have recovered in the country whereas 908 patients are in critical condition.
The COVID-19 positivity ratio was recorded at 9.48 per cent.
So far, 102,107,155 people have received their first dose of coronavirus vaccine including 318,721 in last 24 hours. 77,485,124 citizens have been fully vaccinated while 442,884 received their second dose in last 24 hours.
The number of total administered doses has reached to 168,365,369 with 784,082 in the last 24 hours.
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