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Coronavirus claims 87 lives, infects 3,179 in a day: NCOC
by Staff Report , (Last Updated 3 hours ago)
–Govt decides strict implementation of SOPs; more Punjab areas go under lockdown; 38th KP doctor dies
ISLAMABAD: The second wave of coronavirus pandemic continues to hit the country hard as 87 deaths and 3,179 new infections were reported during the last 24 hours, said the National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC) on Saturday.
The Covid-19 death toll in the country has now reached 9,250.
According to the NCOC, with fresh inclusion of new infections in the country, the national tally of cases now stood at 451,494. Overall, 404,501 people have recovered from the deadly disease so far.
Punjab witnessed the highest death toll from Covid-19 as 45 out of 87 deceased patients were from Punjab.
Meanwhile, a total of 4,649 patients recovered from the virus during the last 24 hours. Some 2,486 patients are stated to be in critical condition.
As many as 48,075 tests were conducted across the country during the aforementioned period, while 6,264,135 samples have so far been tested.
The national positivity rate was recorded at 6.61pc during the last 24 hours. In Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK), the positivity rate was recorded at 7.47pc, Balochistan 3.56pc, Punjab 3.86pc, Islamabad 3.57pc, KP 8.19pc, Sindh 9.2pc, Rawalpindi 6.92pc, Faisalabad 2.43pc, Hyderabad 6.3pc, Peshawar 9.23pc, Swat 3.7pc, Quetta 1.6pc, Muzaffarabad 4.13pc and Mirpur 7.92pc.
According to data, 46pc of ventilators in Multan are being used for coronavirus patients, 41pc in Islamabad, 34pc in Lahore and 21pc Peshawar. Likewise, 42pc oxygen beds are being used for Covid-19 patients in the federal capital, 40pc in Rawalpindi, 39pc in Abbottabad and 59pc in Peshawar...
Coronavirus claims 87 lives, infects 3,179 in a day: NCOC
by Staff Report , (Last Updated 3 hours ago)
–Govt decides strict implementation of SOPs; more Punjab areas go under lockdown; 38th KP doctor dies
ISLAMABAD: The second wave of coronavirus pandemic continues to hit the country hard as 87 deaths and 3,179 new infections were reported during the last 24 hours, said the National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC) on Saturday.
The Covid-19 death toll in the country has now reached 9,250.
According to the NCOC, with fresh inclusion of new infections in the country, the national tally of cases now stood at 451,494. Overall, 404,501 people have recovered from the deadly disease so far.
Punjab witnessed the highest death toll from Covid-19 as 45 out of 87 deceased patients were from Punjab.
Meanwhile, a total of 4,649 patients recovered from the virus during the last 24 hours. Some 2,486 patients are stated to be in critical condition.
As many as 48,075 tests were conducted across the country during the aforementioned period, while 6,264,135 samples have so far been tested.
The national positivity rate was recorded at 6.61pc during the last 24 hours. In Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK), the positivity rate was recorded at 7.47pc, Balochistan 3.56pc, Punjab 3.86pc, Islamabad 3.57pc, KP 8.19pc, Sindh 9.2pc, Rawalpindi 6.92pc, Faisalabad 2.43pc, Hyderabad 6.3pc, Peshawar 9.23pc, Swat 3.7pc, Quetta 1.6pc, Muzaffarabad 4.13pc and Mirpur 7.92pc.
According to data, 46pc of ventilators in Multan are being used for coronavirus patients, 41pc in Islamabad, 34pc in Lahore and 21pc Peshawar. Likewise, 42pc oxygen beds are being used for Covid-19 patients in the federal capital, 40pc in Rawalpindi, 39pc in Abbottabad and 59pc in Peshawar...