Pakistan’s COVID-19 positivity rate falls below 1% for first time

Islamabad: The fourth wave of Covid-19 pandemic has continued its downward trajectory as Pakistan's coronavirus positivity ratio further fell to 0.94% with 400 new cases over the past 24 hours 

According to National Command and Operations Center (NCOC), around 400 cases of coronavirus were reported while 11 people succumbed to the disease in the last 24 hours, taking the total death toll to 28,558.  

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 1,277,560. 

As many as 1,226,157 patients have recovered from the disease.

Punjab

The number of patients swelled to 441,257 in the province with 12,954 causalities.

Sindh

The number of infections has surged to 472,213 in the province, while the death toll has reached 7,598.

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

The confirmed cases have surged to 178,687 in the province with 5,774 casualties.

Balochistan

There are 33,345 confirmed cases while 358 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 107,169 cases in the capital city while 947 people have lost their lives.