Pakistan logs 3,206 new coronavirus infections, 41 deaths in a day

Amid slowing down of the new wave of Covid-19 pandemic, Pakistan enlisted another 3,206 coronavirus infections and 41 deaths during the last 24 hours (Saturday), showed the figures released by the National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC) on Sunday morning.

As per the latest NCOC data, after the addition of 41 new deaths, the overall toll has now surged to 29,772 whereas the number of total infections now stood at 1,483,798 after adding the fresh 3,206 cases.

During the last 24 hours (Saturday), 55,304 tests were conducted throughout Pakistan whereas the positivity ratio stood at 5.79 percent. The number of patients in critical care was 1,623.

Statistics 13 Feb 22:
Total Tests in Last 24 Hours: 55,304
Positive Cases: 3206
Positivity %: 5.79%
Deaths :41
Patients on Critical Care: 1623

— NFRCC (@NFRCCofficial) February 13, 2022

During the last 24 hours (Saturday), as many as 4,935 patients have recovered from the virus whereas the total recoveries stood at 1,375,628. As of Sunday, the total count of active cases in the country was recorded at 78,398.

As many as 557,931 coronavirus cases have so far been confirmed in Sindh, 494,971 in Punjab, 209,758 in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, 133,037 in Islamabad, 35,056 in Balochistan, 41,862 in Azad Kashmir and 11,183 in Gilgit-Baltistan.

Moreover, 13,355 individuals have lost their lives to the pandemic in Punjab so far, 7,978 in Sindh, 6,113 in KP, 998 in Islamabad, 768 in Azad Kashmir, 371 in Balochistan and 189 in Gilgit Baltistan.

 

 GLOBAL DEVELOPMENTS

Here are the global developments in the coronavirus crisis:

- Police fire tear gas to stop protest convoy -
Paris police fire teargas and issue hundreds of fines to break up a convoy of vehicles attempting to block traffic in a protest over Covid restrictions and rising living costs.

- Canadian police evacuate key border bridge - 
Canadian police begin clearing a key bridge of truckers protesting Covid-19 restrictions, even as authorities in Ottawa brace for renewed demonstrations expected to bring thousands to the federal capital.

- Anti-restrictions convoy in The Hague -
Police disperse a convoy of vehicles from that briefly brought The Hague's city centre to a standstill, protesting coronavirus restrictions.

- Australian protesters rally against vaccines -
Thousands of protesters march through Australia's capital, Canberra, to the parliament building to denounce Covid-19 vaccine mandates.

- Chine greenlights Pfizer anti-Covid pill -
China says it has given "conditional" approval for Pfizer's Covid-19 drug Paxlovid to treat adults with mild to moderate illness and a high risk of developing severe disease.

- Norway lifts final Covid curbs -
Norway lifts its final Covid restrictions, scrapping social distancing and masks in crowded spaces despite a surge in Omicron infections.

- Iceland's PM tests positive for Covid - 
Iceland's Prime Minister Katrin Jakobsdottir tests positive for Covid-19 after contracting the virus from a family member, she announces on Facebook.

- Over 5.8 million dead -
Coronavirus has killed at least 5,802,609 people since the outbreak emerged in China in December 2019, according to an AFP tally compiled from official sources on Saturday at 1800 GMT.

The US has recorded the most Covid deaths with 918,760, followed by Brazil with 637,152, and India 507,981.

Taking into account excess mortality linked to Covid-19, the WHO estimates the true death toll could be two to three times higher.

With inputs from AFP.