Pakistan’s government has expanded the criteria for vaccine booster shots amid Omicron threat


Islamabad: Around 291 fresh coronavirus cases emerged while three 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 has expanded the criteria for vaccine booster shots amid Omicron threat
According to the latest figures issued by the National Command and Operation Center (NCOC), 291 persons were tested positive while 3 died in the past 24 hours— taking Pakistan's COVID death toll to 28,912.
The total number of cases has reached 1,294,031.
As many as 1,255,204 patients have recovered from the disease.
Punjab
The number of patients swelled to 444,610 in the province with 13,064 causalities.
Sindh
The number of infections has surged to 480,710 in the province, while the death toll has reached 7,662.
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
The confirmed cases have surged to 181,235 in the province with 5,922 casualties.
Balochistan
There are 33,624 confirmed cases while 363 patients have died from the infection so far.
AJK and Gilgit-Baltistan
There are 34,657 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 108,450 cases in the capital city while 966 people have lost their lives.

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