Pakistan reports COVID-19 240 new cases, 6 deaths


Islamabad: The fourth wave of Covid-19 pandemic has continued its downward trajectory as Pakistan's coronavirus positivity ratio further fell with 391 new cases over the past 24 hours
According to National Command and Operations Center (NCOC), around 240 fresh cases emerged while 6 people succumbed to the disease in the last 24 hours, taking the total death toll to 28,612.
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 1,279,876.
As many as 1,226,906 patients have recovered from the disease.
Punjab
The number of patients swelled to 441,800 in the province with 12,977 causalities.
Sindh
The number of infections has surged to 473,149 in the province, while the death toll has reached 7,603.
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
The confirmed cases have surged to 179,066 in the province with 5,786 casualties.
Balochistan
There are 33,397 confirmed cases while 358 patients have died from the infection so far.
AJK and Gilgit-Baltistan
There are 34,510 coronavirus cases in the AJK while the death toll has reached 741. On the other hand, there are 10,401 cases in GB with 186 coronavirus deaths.
Islamabad
There are 107,313 cases in the capital city while 948 people have lost their lives.
On the other hand, the National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC) on Sunday announced that it was temporarily suspending Covid vaccination of children aged 12 to 15 years from Monday (today).
It said that the Covid vaccination of children between 12 and 15 years will remain suspended from November 15 to 27 due to the national Measles and Rubella (MR) vaccination drive. The national MR campaign will be conducted from November 15 to 27, during which children aged 9 months to 15 years will be inoculated.
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