ISLAMABAD: Pakistan recorded 1,122 new COVID-19 cases over the last 24 hours, the National Command and Operation Center (NCOC) said on Friday.
With the new infections, the overall number of confirmed COVID-19 cases has risen to 1,506,450 in the Asian country, said the NCOC, a department leading the country’s campaign against the pandemic.
A total of 2,550 people were reported to have recovered from the pandemic over the last 24 hours, bringing the total number of recoveries to 1,414,979, showed data from the NCOC.
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Statistics 25 Feb 22:
Total Tests in Last 24 Hours: 41,142
Positive Cases: 1122
Positivity %: 2.72%
Deaths :25
Patients on Critical Care: 1186— NFRCC (@NFRCCofficial) February 25, 2022
According to the official data, 25 more deaths from COVID-19 were registered on Thursday, raising the death toll to 30,139.
Sindh province is the worst-hit region with 566,505 infections recorded, followed by the Punjab province, which has reported 500,395 cases so far.
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On the other hand, United Arab Emirates (UAE) keeping in view the decline in covid-19 cases in Pakistan, has relaxed the travel restrictions for Pakistani passengers.
The UAE government abolished the requirement of rapid antigen tests at airports for passengers travelling from Pakistan to Dubai.
