One dies as Pakistan's fifth COVID-19 wave ebbs

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), 375 persons were tested positive while 1 died in the past 24 hours— taking Pakistan's COVID death toll to 30,329.       

Pakistan imposed new restrictions to curb the fast-spreading Omicron variant, hence, the positivity rate now stands at 1.23%. While the cumulative tally of the country has now climbed to 1,521,888.      

As many as 1,475,759 patients have recovered from the disease.     

Punjab

The number of patients swelled to 504,393 in the province with 13,548 causalities.

Sindh

The number of infections has surged to 573,579 in the province, while the death toll has reached 8,091.

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

The confirmed cases have surged to 218,629 in the province with 6,307 casualties.

Balochistan

There are 35,458 confirmed cases while 378 patients have died from the infection so far.

AJK and Gilgit-Baltistan

There are 43,214 coronavirus cases in the AJK while the death toll has reached 792. On the other hand, there are 11,664 cases in GB with 191 coronavirus deaths.

Islamabad

There are 134,951 cases in the capital city while 1,022 people have lost their lives.