COVID-19 cases, positivity ratio start declining in Pakistan

Pakistan is presently experiencing the third wave of coronavirus which is said to be deadlier and more contagious than previous two waves.

According to National Command and Operations Center (NCOC), around 2,869 cases of coronavirus were reported while 104 people succumbed to the disease in the last 24 hours, taking the total death toll to 19,106.

The positivity rate of new cases after a decline was recorded at 7.42%, the NCOC said.

The total number of confirmed cases reached to 867,438.

As many as 766,492 patients have recovered from the disease with 4,859 critical cases.

Punjab                                 

The number of patients swelled to 320,815 in the province with 9,125 causalities.

Sindh

The number of infections has surged to 293,426 in the province, while the death toll has reached 4,753.

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

The confirmed cases have surged to 124,979 in the province with 3,644 casualties.

Balochistan

There are 23,534 confirmed cases while 253 patients have died from the infection so far.

AJK and Gilgit-Baltistan

There are 17,984 coronavirus cases in the AJK while the death toll has reached 508. On the other hand, there are 5,401 cases in GB with 107 coronavirus deaths.

Islamabad

There are 78,382 cases in the capital city while 716 people have lost their lives.