Pakistan records zero COVID deaths first time in 2 years

Islamabad: Pakistan has reported zero coronavirus deaths during the last 24 hours (Tuesday), for the first time in two years, showed figures of the National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC) released on Wednesday morning. 

According to the latest figures issued by the National Command and Operation Center (NCOC), 303 persons were tested positive while zero deaths were reported in the past 24 hours. Pakistan's COVID death toll remained at 30,333.       

Pakistan imposed new restrictions to curb the fast-spreading Omicron variant, hence, the positivity rate now stands at 1.00%. While the cumulative tally of the country has now climbed to 1,522,862.      

As many as 1,484,496 patients have recovered from the disease.     

Punjab

The number of patients swelled to 504,577 in the province with 13,551 causalities.

Sindh

The number of infections has surged to 574,157 in the province, while the death toll has reached 8,092.

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

The confirmed cases have surged to 218,777 in the province with 6,307 casualties.

Balochistan

There are 35,460 confirmed cases while 378 patients have died from the infection so far.

AJK and Gilgit-Baltistan

There are 43,227 coronavirus cases in the AJK while the death toll has reached 792. On the other hand, there are 11,673 cases in GB with 191 coronavirus deaths.

Islamabad

There are 134,991 cases in the capital city while 1,022 people have lost their lives.