Pakistan’s COVID positivity rate now stands at 10.17%. While, the cumulative tally of the country has now climbed to 1,386,348.


Islamabad: Pakistan has witnessed an enormous spike in its daily tally of coronavirus disease (Covid-19) after as many as 5,196 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 10.17%. While, the cumulative tally of the country has now climbed to 1,386,348.
As the fifth wave of COVID-19 intensifies in Pakistan reported 5,196 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), 5,196 persons were tested positive while 15 died in the past 24 hours— taking Pakistan's COVID death toll to 29,137.
As many as 1,271,087 patients have recovered from the disease.
Punjab
The number of patients swelled to 466,164 in the province with 13,117 causalities.
Sindh
The number of infections has surged to 529,218 in the province, while the death toll has reached 7,746.
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
The confirmed cases have surged to 185,683 in the province with 5,977 casualties.
Balochistan
There are 33,975 confirmed cases while 367 patients have died from the infection so far.
AJK and Gilgit-Baltistan
There are 35,474 coronavirus cases in the AJK while the death toll has reached 752. On the other hand, there are 10,510 cases in GB with 187 coronavirus deaths.
Islamabad
There are 120,128 cases in the capital city while 976 people have lost their lives.

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