Pakistan reports nine deaths in a day as Covid-19 fourth wave abates

Islamabad: Amid a steady decline in Covid-19 infections, Pakistan's coronavirus positivity ratio is at 1.07% with 449 new cases.

According to National Command and Operations Center (NCOC), around 449 cases of coronavirus were reported while 9 people succumbed to the disease in the last 24 hours, taking the total death toll to 28,547.  

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

The total number of cases has reached 1,277,160. 

As many as 1,225,880 patients have recovered from the disease.

Punjab

The number of patients swelled to 441,176 in the province with 12,949 causalities.

Sindh

The number of infections has surged to 471,963 in the province, while the death toll has reached 7,596.

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

The confirmed cases have surged to 178,643 in the province with 5,774 casualties.

Balochistan

There are 33,338 confirmed cases while 357 patients have died from the infection so far.

AJK and Gilgit-Baltistan

There are 34,495 coronavirus cases in the AJK while the death toll has reached 741. On the other hand, there are 10,394 cases in GB with 186 coronavirus deaths.

Islamabad

There are 107,151 cases in the capital city while 944 people have lost their lives.