Pakistan's COVID death toll nears 29,000, but some good omens              

Islamabad: Pakistan’s registered death toll from coronavirus infections rose towards 29,000 on Monday, but some data suggested the spread of the disease has been contained.

Around 244 fresh coronavirus cases emerged while 6 people succumbed to the disease in last 24 hours amid 'Omicron' threat.  

Following the alarming situation, Pakistan’s government will step up COVID-19 vaccination efforts and is expanding the criteria for vaccine booster shots.

Pakistan’s government is expanding the criteria for vaccine booster shots amid Omicron threat

According to the latest figures issued by the National Command and Operation Center (NCOC), 244 persons were tested positive while 6 died in the past 24 hours— taking Pakistan's COVID death toll to 28,836. 

The total number of cases has reached 1,289,293.  

As many as 1,251,409 patients have recovered from the disease.  

Punjab

The number of patients swelled to 443,886 in the province with 13,052 causalities.

Sindh

The number of infections has surged to 478,017 in the province, while the death toll has reached 7,638.

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa 

The confirmed cases have surged to 180,696 in the province with 5,892 casualties.

Balochistan

There are 33,532 confirmed cases while 363 patients have died from the infection so far.

AJK and Gilgit-Baltistan

There are 34,608 coronavirus cases in the AJK while the death toll has reached 743. On the other hand, there are 10,426 cases in GB with 186 coronavirus deaths.

Islamabad

There are 108,128 cases in the capital city while 962 people have lost their lives.