COVID-19 in Pakistan kills another five people

COVID-19 in Pakistan kills another five people. A total of five more people suffering from COVID-19 succumbed to the disease overnight in Pakistan, taking the country’s total coronavirus death count to 30,445, the National Institute of Health, Islamabad’s data showed Monday morning.

The country’s COVID-19 positivity ratio, however, dropped further as only 492 people were found infected with the virus.

The new infections were detected after diagnostic tests on 20,361 samples, after which Pakistan’s COVID-19 positivity ratio was placed at 2.42% and the total coronavirus case count at 1,546,744.

Meanwhile, 957 patients recovered from the disease in the last 24 hours. With the new deaths and recoveries, the number of active COVID-19 cases in Pakistan stands at 9,707.

However, 169 patients are still being treated in critical care units.

Earlier, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has urged the public to strictly follow coronavirus instructions and standard operating procedures (SOPs) as the number of daily Covid-19 infections in Pakistan has skyrocketed.

The prime minister said in a tweet, “In light of the resurgence of corona cases in the country, I urge the entire nation to follow the instructions and SOPs related to corona.”

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Shehbaz Sharif went on to say, “Our first responders and doctors have made many sacrifices to keep us safe.” We must not squander our gains against Corona.”

A new wave of coronavirus pandemic has begun to rock Pakistan, with a significant increase in daily infections, with the majority of new cases reported from Sindh.