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Pakistan reports 755 new COVID infections, 7 deaths

According to the latest figures issued by the National Command and Operation Center (NCOC), 755 persons were tested positive while 7 died in the past 24 hours— taking Pakistan's COVID death toll to 30,265.       

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Pakistan reports 755 new COVID infections, 7 deaths
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Islamabad: Pakistan is witnessing a significant drop in the daily coronavirus death count for the few days after over a month hike, the health department’s data showed Sunday morning.

According to the latest figures issued by the National Command and Operation Center (NCOC), 755 persons were tested positive while 7 died in the past 24 hours— taking Pakistan's COVID death toll to 30,265.       

Pakistan imposed new restrictions to curb the fast-spreading Omicron variant, hence, the positivity rate now stands at 2.0%. While the cumulative tally of the country has now climbed to 1,514,258.      

As many as 1,454,382 patients have recovered from the disease.     

Punjab

The number of patients swelled to 502,621 in the province with 13,520 causalities.

Sindh

The number of infections has surged to 569,978 in the province, while the death toll has reached 8,085.

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

The confirmed cases have surged to 216,983 in the province with 6,288 casualties.

Balochistan

There are 35,380 confirmed cases while 376 patients have died from the infection so far.

AJK and Gilgit-Baltistan

There are 43,106 coronavirus cases in the AJK while the death toll has reached 788. On the other hand, there are 11,570 cases in GB with 191 coronavirus deaths.

Islamabad

There are 134,620 cases in the capital city while 1,017 people have lost their lives.

 

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