As the fifth wave of COVID-19 intensifies in Pakistan reported 5,034 new coronavirus infections, a new daily record, with authorities linking the spike with the Omicron variant of virus.


Islamabad: Pakistan has witnessed an enormous spike in its daily tally of coronavirus disease (Covid-19) after as many as 5,034 new infections were logged in the last 24 hours, according to morning update by ministry of health.
Pakistan’s COVID positivity rate now stands at 9.45%. While, the cumulative tally of the country has now climbed to 1,333,521.
As the fifth wave of COVID-19 intensifies in Pakistan reported 5,034 new coronavirus infections, a new daily record, with authorities linking the spike with the Omicron variant of virus.
According to the latest figures issued by the National Command and Operation Center (NCOC), 5,034 persons were tested positive while 7 died in the past 24 hours— taking Pakistan's COVID death toll to 29,029.
As many as 1,263,791 patients have recovered from the disease.
Punjab
The number of patients swelled to 453,392 in the province with 13,088 causalities.
Sindh
The number of infections has surged to 502,500 in the province, while the death toll has reached 7,694.
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
The confirmed cases have surged to 182,311 in the province with 5,958 casualties.
Balochistan
There are 33,705 confirmed cases while 367 patients have died from the infection so far.
AJK and Gilgit-Baltistan
There are 34,758 coronavirus cases in the AJK while the death toll has reached 749. On the other hand, there are 10,445 cases in GB with 187 coronavirus deaths.
Islamabad
There are 111,376 cases in the capital city while 969 people have lost their lives

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