• Pakistan records highest variety of COVID-19 deaths in a day since October 5 final 12 months.
• Positivity price recorded at 8.2%.
• Pakistan’s whole coronavirus case count reaches 1,470,161.
  

Pakistan recorded its highest variety of COVID-19 deaths — 50 — in the final four months, taking the general death toll to 29,601, the Nationwide Command and Operation’s Centre (NCOC) information confirmed Wednesday morning.

The nation final recorded a death count this excessive on October 5, 2021.

Over the past 24 hours, essentially the most deaths occurred in Sindh and Punjab and out of the 50 deaths, 24 individuals died on a ventilator.

A surge in the positivity ratio — from 5.34% recorded yesterday to eight.2% right this moment — was additionally recorded.

The latest information from the NCOC confirmed that 4,253 new infections had been discovered after 51,749 COVID-19 diagnostic exams had been finished throughout the nation in the final 24 hours. This positioned the energetic variety of circumstances at 86,262.

The brand new circumstances have pushed Pakistan’s whole coronavirus case count to 1,470,161.

Not less than 5,109 individuals who have recovered from the illness in the final 24 hours, which suggests there was a gentle rise in COVID-19 recoveries and that the entire variety of recoveries now stands at 1,354,298.

Vents occupied % (4 main areas)

• Islamabad – 23%
• Lahore – 20%
• Peshawar – 19%
• Multan – 14%

Oxygen beds occupied % (4 main areas)

• Gujrat – 48%
• Islamabad – 31%
• Lahore – 25%
• Bahawalpur – 25%

As many as 1,872 sufferers had been admitted throughout the nation in 640 hospitals with COVID-19 facility.

Pakistan registers new coronavirus vaccination file

In the meantime, Pakistan registered a brand new coronavirus vaccination file as extra individuals comply with the recommendation of Pakistan’s Particular Assistant to the Prime Minister on Well being, Dr. Faisal Sultan, who requested the Pakistanis to get vaccinated.

The NCOC chief Asad Umar on Sunday mentioned that Pakistan has been setting the highest day by day vaccination records for 3 consecutive days.

Umar, who additionally holds the portfolio for the planning ministry, shared that the nationwide cell vaccination marketing campaign, designed by the NCOC and being “applied with the assistance of provinces is producing excellent outcomes”.

“Target is to reach all citizens to allow us to finally end all COVID-19 related restrictions,” defined Umar. “Highest daily vaccination records set three days in a row,” tweeted Umar.

Dr Faisal Sultan has requested the general public to cease being lazy and get their booster pictures in the event that they have not already. As Pakistan fights the fifth COVID-19 wave led by the Omicron, Dr. Faisal Sultan had urged individuals to get their pictures.

Earlier than, he had instructed individuals to get their COVID-19 booster pictures if it had been greater than six months since that they had their second dose.