Pakistan reports 359 coronavirus cases in last 24 hours

Islamabad: Around 359 fresh coronavirus cases emerged while 2 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), 359 persons were tested positive while 2 died in the past 24 hours— taking Pakistan's COVID death toll to 28,870. 

The total number of cases has reached 1,292,406.  

As many as 1,254,104 patients have recovered from the disease. 

Punjab

The number of patients swelled to 444,380 in the province with 13,061 causalities.

Sindh

The number of infections has surged to 479,890 in the province, while the death toll has reached 7,658.

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa 

The confirmed cases have surged to 181,088 in the province with 5,916 casualties.

Balochistan

There are 33,614 confirmed cases while 363 patients have died from the infection so far.

AJK and Gilgit-Baltistan

There are 34,651 coronavirus cases in the AJK while the death toll has reached 746. On the other hand, there are 10,429 cases in GB with 186 coronavirus deaths.

Islamabad

There are 108,354 cases in the capital city while 964 people have lost their lives.