Pakistan reports 708 coronavirus cases, highest in over two months
Last updated on: 03 January,2022 09:59 am
The COVID-19 positivity ratio was recorded at 1.55 percent.
LAHORE (Dunya News) - Pakistan has reported 2 deaths in the last 24 hours by novel coronavirus as the number of positive cases has surged to 1,297,235. The nationwide tally of fatalities has jumped to 28,943 on Monday.
According to the latest figures by the National Command and Operation Center (NCOC) 708 persons tested positive for COVID-19 in the past 24 hours.
Province-wise Details
Punjab remains the worst-hit province in terms of deaths followed by Sindh and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
Till now 13,074 individuals have lost their lives to the epidemic in Punjab, 7,673 in Sindh 5,933 in KP, 967 in Islamabad, 746 in Azad Kashmir, 364 in Balochistan, and 186 in GB.
Furthermore 482,826 coronavirus cases have been confirmed in Sindh, 445,445 in Punjab 181,469 in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa 108,755 in Islamabad, 34,667 in Azad Kashmir 33,644 in Balochistan and 10,429 in Gilgit-Baltistan.
Tests and Recoveries
Pakistan has so far conducted 23,514,774 coronavirus tests and 45,643 in the last 24 hours. 1,257,168 patients have recovered in the country whereas 632 patients are in critical condition.
Positivity Ratio
The COVID-19 positivity ratio was recorded at 1.55 percent.
Vaccine Statistics
So far, 96,980,678 people have received their first dose of coronavirus vaccine including 927,315 in last 24 hours. 70,576,467 citizens have been fully vaccinated while 1,046,013 received their second dose in last 24 hours.
The number of total administered doses has reached to 156,623,021 with 1,599,380 in the last 24 hours.