F.P. Report
ISLAMABAD: Another 108 people lost their lives to the coronavirus whereas 4,198 fresh cases were reported during the last 24 hours (Wednesday) throughout Pakistan, showed the figures released by the National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC) on Thursday morning.
As per the latest NCOC figures, after the addition of 108 new deaths, the toll has now surged to 18,537 while the number of confirmed cases stood at 845,833, after adding the 4,198 new infections.
During the past 24 hours (Wednesday), 4,397 patients have recovered from the virus while the total recoveries stood at 743,124. As of Thursday, the total count of active cases was recorded at 84,172, and the positivity rate recorded at 9.03 percent.
As many as 288,680 coronavirus cases have so far been confirmed in Sindh, 312,522 in Punjab, 121,728 in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, 77,065 in Islamabad, 22,900 in Balochistan, 17,583 in Azad Jammu and Kashmir and 5,355 in Gilgit Baltistan.
Moreover, 8,809 individuals have lost their lives to the pandemic in Punjab, 4,691 in Sindh, 3,497 in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, 699 in Islamabad, 494 in Azad Kashmir, 240 in Balochistan and 107 in Gilgit Baltistan.
The health facilities across the country conducted 46,467 coronavirus detection tests, taking the total number of Covid-19 tests to 12,056,98 since the first case was reported.
Punjab: Authorities reported 68 deaths due to the coronavirus, raising total casualties to 8,809.
The province now has 312,522 confirmed cases; it reported 1,906 new infections. There were 2,314 new recoveries recorded, leaving 262,555 fully recovered, and 41,158 active cases of the virus.
Sindh: Confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus in Sindh have now climbed to 288,680; it reported 1,038 new infections.
The province reported 4 deaths, raising toll to 4,691, while its recoveries rose by 330 to 266,718. Overall, the province now has 17,271 active cases of the novel coronavirus.
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa: During the past 24 hours (Wednesday), the provincial government recorded 629 new infections.
Overall, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s confirmed cases have climbed to 121,728. It recorded 31 new deaths and 813 recoveries, raising toll to 3,497 and recoveries to 107,370. There are currently 10,861 active cases of COVID-19 in the province.
Balochistan: The province raised its confirmed cases to 22,900 with 124 new infections.
There was 1 death and 116 recoveries in the past 24 hours, leaving 240 fatalities and 21,266 fully recovered. There are now 1,394 active cases of COVID-19 in the province.
Islamabad: The federal capital raised its confirmed coronavirus cases by 369 to 77,065.
There was 1 death and 648 recoveries in the past 24 hours, leaving 699 casualties; 65,069 recovered; and 11,297 active cases.
GB: Gilgit-Baltistan recorded 14 new cases of COVID-19; it now has 5,355 confirmed cases.
The region reported no new deaths and 21 recoveries, leaving 107 fatalities and 5,135 fully recovered people. There are currently 113 active cases of COVID-19 in the region.
AJK: In Azad Kashmir, confirmed cases rose by 118 to 17,583. There were 3 deaths and 155 recoveries in the past 24 hours, leaving 494 fatalities and 15,011 fully recovered. It now has 2,078 active cases of COVID-19.
