KARACHI: Pakistan on Saturday reported 10 deaths due to Covid in the last 24 hours as the number of total positive cases rose to 1,513,503 and the countrywide death toll from the disease surged to 30,258 since the outbreak of the disease.
According to the National Command and Operation Center (NCOC), so far, 13,518 individuals have lost their lives to the epidemic in Punjab, 8,083 in Sindh, 6,286 in KP, 1,016 in Islamabad, 788 in Azad Kashmir, 376 in Balochistan and 191 in GB. Furthermore 569,637 coronavirus cases have been confirmed in Sindh, 502,455 in Punjab, 216,812 in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, 134,583 in Islamabad, 43,094 in Azad Kashmir, 35,363 in Balochistan and 11,559 in Gilgit-Baltistan.
Pakistan has so far conducted 26,608,558 coronavirus tests and 34,296 in the last 24 hours. 1,453,496 patients have recovered in the country whereas 842 patients are in critical condition. The COVID-19 positivity ratio was recorded at 2.10 percent. So far, 127,117,340 people have received their first dose of coronavirus vaccine including 166,131 in last 24 hours. 99,292,129 citizens have been fully vaccinated while 242,151 received their second dose in last 24 hours.