ISLAMABAD: Thursday proved to be one of the deadliest days for Pakistan as another 36 people died of the coronavirus, raising the death toll in the country to 7,561.
According to the data issued by National Command and Control Centre on Friday morning, it was also the worst day in terms of new coronavirus cases, as the virus was found in 2,738 people, representing a consistent trend of higher infection rate.
With the overall number of coronavirus cases reported in the country reaching 368,665, the region-wide distribution currently stands at Sindh 159,752, Punjab 112,893, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa 43,259, Islamabad 25,719, Balochistan 16,642, Azad Kashmir 5,806, and Gilgit-Baltistan 4,494.
These figures again show that Sindh, Punjab, Islamabad, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, and Azad Kashmir are reporting the highest number of new cases.
Meanwhile, the number of active cases is also witnessing a sustained increase amid a higher infection rate against a lower recovery ratio, which is overburdening the country’s fragile healthcare infrastructure.
As far as the recovery rate is concerned, a total of 327,542 people have so far fully recovered from the infection. Hence, 335,103 cases stand closed [deaths + number of people recovering] in the country.
It means there are 33,562 coronavirus patients currently in the country, out of which 1,517 are in a critical condition. Of those receiving treatment in intensive care units of different hospitals, 230 have been placed on ventilators.
On the other hand, Thursday also saw health authorities administering 42,909 tests in different parts of the country to identify, isolate, and trace the infected persons.
Hence, the total number of tests conducted since the coronavirus pandemic outbreak in the country has reached 5,098,291. (With input from INP)
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