ISLAMABAD: Coronavirus epidemic has so far claimed over 28,000 lives across Pakistan as on Thursday morning authorities confirmed 46 new deaths in the last 24 hours that took the tally to 28,032.
According to latest figure appeared on National Coronavirus Dashboard of the National Command and Operation Center (NCOC), countrywide new infection were reported 1,453 by novel coronavirus.
With 1,453 more people were tested positive to deadly virus across Pakistan, the tally of overall positive cases has surged to 1,255,321. With 46 new deaths reported across the country, the nationwide tally of fatalities has jumped to 28,032.
Punjab remains the worst-hit province in terms of deaths followed by Sindh and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
The authorities have confirmed ovreall fatalities across the country surged to 28,032 out of which 12,744 individuals have lost their lives to the epidemic in Punjab 7,471 in Sindh 5,613 in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, 930 in Islamabad, 739 in Azad Kashmir, 349 in Balochistan, and 186 in Gilgit-Baltistan.
Counntrywide positive case were reported 1,255,321 out of which 461,869 coronavirus cases have been confirmed in Sindh, 434,647 in Punjab 175,212 in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, 105,930 in Islamabad, 34,299 in Azad Kashmir, 33,026 in Balochistan and 10,338 in Gilgit-Baltistan.
Pakistan has so far conducted 19,736,872 coronavirus tests and 51,343 in the last 24 hours. 1,182,894 patients have recovered in the country whereas 2,934 patients are in critical condition.
The COVID-19 positivity ratio was recorded at 2.82 percent.
So far, 62,076,090 people have received their first dose of coronavirus vaccine including 592,095 in last 24 hours. 31,632,731 citizens have been have been fully vaccinated while 637,489 received their second dose in last 24 hours.
The number of total administered doses has reached to 87,741,079 with 1,190,424 in the last 24 hours.
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