Pakistan sees record surge in daily COVID cases as Omicron spreads at alarming rate

Islamabad: Pakistan has witnessed an enormous spike in its daily tally of coronavirus disease (Covid-19) after as many as 7,678 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 12.93%. While, the cumulative tally of the country has now climbed to 1,353,479.  

As the fifth wave of COVID-19 intensifies in Pakistan reported 7,678 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), 7,678 persons were tested positive while 5 died in the past 24 hours— taking Pakistan's COVID death toll to 29,065.     

As many as 1,265,665 patients have recovered from the disease.  

Punjab

The number of patients swelled to 456,992 in the province with 13,093 causalities.

Sindh

The number of infections has surged to 513,046 in the province, while the death toll has reached 7,710.

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

The confirmed cases have surged to 182,950 in the province with 5,967 casualties.

Balochistan

There are 33,780 confirmed cases while 367 patients have died from the infection so far.

AJK and Gilgit-Baltistan

There are 34,884 coronavirus cases in the AJK while the death toll has reached 749. On the other hand, there are 10,461 cases in GB with 187 coronavirus deaths.

Islamabad

There are 113,688 cases in the capital city while 969 people have lost their lives.