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Pakistan reports 288 coronavirus cases, 7 deaths in 24 hours

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LAHORE: Pakistan has reported 7 deaths in the last 24 hours by novel coronavirus as the number of positive cases has surged to 1,289,049. The nationwide tally of fatalities has jumped to 28,830 on Sunday.

According to the latest figures by the National Command and Operation Center (NCOC) 288 persons tested positive for COVID-19 in the past 24 hours.

Punjab remains the worst-hit province in terms of deaths followed by Sindh and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.

Till now 13,051 individuals have lost their lives to the epidemic in Punjab, 7,636 in Sindh 5,889 in KP, 962 in Islamabad, 743 in Azad Kashmir, 363 in Balochistan, and 186 in GB.

Furthermore 477,869 coronavirus cases have been confirmed in Sindh, 443,839 in Punjab 180,661 in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa 108,117 in Islamabad, 34,606 in Azad Kashmir 33,531 in Balochistan and 10,426 in Gilgit-Baltistan.

Pakistan has so far conducted 22,525,190 coronavirus tests and 46,006 in the last 24 hours. 1,251,101 patients have recovered in the country whereas 740 patients are in critical condition.

The COVID-19 positivity ratio was recorded at 0.62 percent.

So far, 84,243,233 people have received their first dose of coronavirus vaccine including 563,378 in last 24 hours. 56,119,999 citizens have been fully vaccinated while 815,236 received their second dose in last 24 hours.

The number of total administered doses has reached to 132,638,510 with 1,327,413 in the last 24 hours.

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