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Pakistan COVID 19 death toll

Pakistan reports 85 deaths, 4,553 Covid cases during last 24 hours

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COVID-19 Pakistan

With the ongoing fourth wave of Covid-19, Pakistan on Thursday recorded 4,553 new coronavirus cases taking the total to 1,140,411. According to National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC), the positivity rate of the country stands at 7.4 per cent while a total of 85 deaths were reported in the past 24 hours taking the total … Read more

COVID-19 claims more 91 lives in Pakistan; positivity rate recorded at 6.79%

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COVID-19 Pakistan

The contagious COVID-19 infection has so far claimed 91 more lives during the past 24 hours in Pakistan, taking the death toll to 25,094.

The National Command and Operation Center (NCOC) has on Tuesday said that the overall confirmed COVID-19 cases in the country have climbed to 1,131,659 after the rise of 4,075 new infections.

Around 1,015,519 have recovered from the pandemic. However, the positivity rate of infections was recorded at 6.79%, NCOC said.

NCOC further said that 5,513 people are in critical condition. Overall 17,336,393 tests have been conducted so far to diagnose the deadly virus in Pakistan.

COVID-19 Province-Wise Details

Sindh province is the most affected region of the country with 422,418 infections, followed by the Punjab province which has reported 382,332 cases.

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) remains third on the list with 157,721 cases. Islamabad, 96,771, Balochistan, 31,865, AJK, 30,865 and GB have reported 9,687 new infections, so far.

Meanwhile, another 2 million doses of the Chinese vaccine arrived in Pakistan from China on Saturday.

According to a health ministry official, the government purchased the vaccine and arrived in Islamabad from China on Saturday.

Yesterday, Sindh Education Minister Sardar Shah said that the health department had warned of a new wave of coronavirus next week, after which the provincial government decided to keep the educational institutions closed.

According to details, a statement issued by Sindh Education Minister Sardar Shah said that the decision to close the educational institutions was taken amid new wave warnings. The Sindh Chief Minister decided to close educational institutions after consultation.

He added that vaccination of all teachers would be completed by next week.

The Sindh Education Minister said that the decision regarding schools would be taken after a week’s review. He appealed to the parents to get their vaccines shots so that the children would be safe.

The Sindh government has on Friday announced to close schools for another week and resume classes from August 30.

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“We Have To Move Forward As Per NCOC Policy”: Fawad Chaudhry

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Minister for Information Fawad Chaudhry has on Monday said that the Sindh government was not able to implement Covid SOPs in the province and later decided to impose lockdown on its own.

In his recent statement, Fawad said that the federal government has made its position clear from the very first day regarding lockdown.

The minister further said that Chief Minister Sindh Syed Murad Ali Shah contacted NCOC head Asad Umar and SAPM on Health Dr. Faisal Sultan in this regard.

“The chief minister conveyed that they are going to impose lockdown,” he said, adding that he was conveyed that the provinces could not decide on lockdown and are not authorized to take individual decisions.

“We have jointly fought three waves of COVID-19 successfully and why there is a need to change the policy now,” Chaudhry said.

He further added, “Thought is needed to be given regarding reasons that led to a surge in positivity ratio in Karachi to 30% and blamed the provincial authorities for not implementing COVID SOPs properly.”

He said that the government could not shut down the industries completely and snatch livelihood from daily wagers. “We have to move forward as per the NCOC policy,” he said.

The minister further warned that if the provincial authorities would not implement orders then the federal government would use its constitutional options.

Note that Pakistan continues to record a sharp rise in COVID-19 cases as the country has reported 4,858 new infections over the last 24 hours.

The confirmed case tally in Pakistan has soared to 1,039,695, including 943,020 recoveries, adding that the positivity rate of COVID-19 infections was recorded at 8.61%, the National Command and Operation Center (NCOC) said Monday.

The infectious disease has claimed 40 more lives across the country in the last 24 hours, taking the death toll to 23,462, the NCOC said.

Whereas, 3,441 people are in critical condition.

However, 56,414 tests were conducted during the said period.

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Pakistan: COVID-19 Death Toll Soars To 23,462 With 4,858 New Cases

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Pakistan COVID-19

Pakistan continues to record a sharp rise in COVID-19 cases as the country has reported 4,858 new infections over the last 24 hours.

The confirmed case tally in Pakistan has soared to 1,039,695, including 943,020 recoveries, whereas the positivity rate of COVID-19 infections was recorded at 8.61%, the National Command and Operation Center (NCOC) said on Monday.

The infectious disease has claimed 40 more lives across the country in the last 24 hours, taking the death toll to 23,462, the NCOC said.

It further added that 3,441 people are in critical condition.

However, 56,414 tests were conducted during the said period.

Sindh province is the most affected region of the country with 385,414 infections, followed by the Punjab province which has 357,735 cases.

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa remains third on the list with 144,848 cases.

So far, Islamabad, 88,093, Balochistan, 30,502, AJK, 24,891 and GB have reported 8,212 new infections.

On Sunday, Planning Minister Asad Umar has on Sunday urged people to strictly follow Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) and get vaccinated at the earliest to contain the spread of the Indian variant of COVID-19.

He said the Indian variant spreads very fast. He said the government is arranging vaccines to protect the people from the coronavirus.

Umar said the government has been strong to combat the previous waves of coronavirus and now we will be able to protect our people from the current wave and without affecting their employment.

On the other hand, Dr. Faisal Sultan said the fourth wave of the coronavirus has put pressure on the health system of Karachi, Abbottabad and Islamabad.

He said now the positivity ratio has surged to 8.8% in the country. He said the number of cases is also growing on a daily basis due to the fourth wave of coronavirus.

He urged the general public to follow the precautionary measures against the pandemic. He said vaccination is of vital importance as it reduces the risk of coronavirus.

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COVID-19: Pakistan Reports 40 More Deaths, Fatalities Soar Up to 22,321

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Pakistan Coronavirus Cases, Positivity Rate And More For July 3

Pakistan has reported 40 more deaths over the last 24 hours by COVID-19 as the total number of casualties soared up to 22,321.

According to the latest figures issued by the National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC) on Thursday, the number of COVID-19 positive cases has climbed to 958,408 after the inclusion of 1,037 fresh infections during the said period.

46,145 tests were conducted and 1037 positive cases detected. Showing the positivity ratio of 2.2%.

At least 904,320 people have recovered so far across Pakistan, making it a significant count. According to NCOC’s figures, the total number of cases has reached 958,408.

According to a province-wise breakdown, the total cases reported in Sindh so far are 337,674, in Punjab 346,301, in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa 138,068, in Islamabad Capital Territory 82,706, in Balochistan 27,178, in Gilgit-Baltistan 6,138 and in Azad Jammu and Kashmir 20,343.

On the other hand, the Pakistan Civil Aviation Authority (PCAA) have issued notices to all concerned agencies.

The notice said that “in view of the recent improvement in the situation of Code 19 in different parts of the world, there has been a review of the reduction in landing flight operations for Pakistan at the international level”.

It said direct flights from Europe, the UK, China, Malaysia and Canada to Pakistan’s airports have been increased by 20% in the 2020 approved 2021 schedule.

Also, NCOC figures show that in the last 24 hours, 23 people have died from the virus and 901 more have been infected.

It should be noted that the number of deaths has been less than 50 since June 14.

The data shows that the number of active cases is 32,241 while 2,197 patients are being treated in hospitals out of which 253 are on ventilators.

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Govt. Bans Youm-e-Ali (A.S) Processions Due To Prevailing COVID-19 Situation

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Youm-E-Ali Processions Banned

The government has on Saturday (today) decided not to allow the processions of Youm-e-Ali (RA) after the decision taken by NCOC due to the sharp rise in COVID-19 cases.

A meeting of the National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC) took place today under the chair of Asad Umar. Lieutenant General Hamood uz Zaman, Interior Minister Sheikh Rasheed, Minister for Religious Affairs Noor ul Haq Qadri as provincial chief secretaries joined the meeting via a video link.

The Youm-e-Ali processions would be banned, however, matmi majalis [gatherings] would be allowed in a limited manner with a small number of people attending the gathering adhering to strict COVID SOPs.

The forum emphasized the need to engage the religious scholars and community leaders at provincial and district levels for the implementation of these decisions.

Earlier, The NCOC had announced six-day Eid holidays in Pakistan amidst the sharp rise in COVID-19 cases and also suggested everyone to stay at home.

A meeting of NCOC took place by Asad Umar in the chair and it reviewed oxygen supplies in the country, the COVID-19 vaccination process, Eid policy and restrictions on international flights.

The Eid holidays will be observed from 10-15 May and all tourism spots, public parks, and small bazaars to remain closed.

A notification by the official body has been issued. Other than essential services all shops, businesses and markets will remain shut during the Eid holidays, the notification read.

On the other hand, bakeries, fruit and vegetable shops, grocery, medical stores, vaccination centres will remain open during the holidays.

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Coronavirus: More 593 cases reported, death toll soars to 6,451

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Coronavirus Pakistan fresh cases

Pakistan reported seven more deaths from novel Coronavirus during the last 24 hours, lifting the death toll to 6,451. According to the National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC), 40,167 samples were tested for the infection during this period, out of which 593 turned out to be positive. The number of Covid-19 cases across the country … Read more

Pakistan reports 537 new coronavirus cases in past 24 hours

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The number of coronavirus cases and deaths are on the decline as 537 new infections and ten fatalities were reported across the country over the last 24 hours. According to the National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC), so far, 6,231 people have died of COVID-19 complications with addition of fatalities reported over the previous 24 … Read more

SHC issues notification for summer vacation from June 1 to August 1

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SHC SUMMER VACATION NOTIFICATION

The Sindh High Court (SHC) on Monday has issued notification for summer vacation across Pakistan. According to the details, the notification issued by the SHC said that the summer vacation would last from June 1 to August 1. The Sindh High Court Circuit Bench will not hear civil cases in Sukkur and Hyderabad during the … Read more

Dr. Zafar Mirza says, ‘Govt. is striving to obtain more N-95 masks’

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Dr Zafar Mirza

Special Assistant to Prime Minister on Health Dr. Zafar Mirza briefed the parliamentary committee on the current pandemic situation, saying that the country has seen a large number of tests as of late. Dr. Zafar Mirza said that the government is working with great effort to acquire more N-95 masks. He added that it will … Read more

CM Usman Buzdar visits THQ hospital in Dyalpur

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Chief Minister Punjab Usman Buzdar visited the Tehsil Headquarter hospital in Dyalpur to overview the coronavirus precautions taken up in Oakara district. According to Punjab government’s official twitter account, the CM also reviewed the different isolation wards established for men and women. وزیراعلیٰ پنجاب @UsmanAKBuzdar کی دیپالپور آمد: تحصیل ہیڈ کوارٹر ہسپتال دیپالپور کا دورہ … Read more

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