Around 277 fresh coronavirus cases emerged while 14 people succumbed to the disease in last 24 hours amid 'Omicron' threat.


Islamabad: Pakistan reported a spike in coronavirus deaths though the number of infections remained steady.
Around 277 fresh coronavirus cases emerged while 14 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), 250 persons were tested positive while 3 died in the past 24 hours— taking Pakistan's COVID death toll to 28,863.
The total number of cases has reached 1,290,491.
As many as 1,252,157 patients have recovered from the disease.
Punjab
The number of patients swelled to 444,074 in the province with 13,055 causalities.
Sindh
The number of infections has surged to 478,717 in the province, while the death toll has reached 7,648.
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
The confirmed cases have surged to 180,887 in the province with 5,903 casualties.
Balochistan
There are 33,540 confirmed cases while 363 patients have died from the infection so far.
AJK and Gilgit-Baltistan
There are 34,630 coronavirus cases in the AJK while the death toll has reached 745. On the other hand, there are 10,428 cases in GB with 186 coronavirus deaths.
Islamabad
There are 108,215 cases in the capital city while 963 people have lost their lives.

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