Tag: zero Covid-19 deaths

  • Covid on the rise again: 171 cases reported in the last 24 hours

    Covid on the rise again: 171 cases reported in the last 24 hours

    According to the National Institute of Health (NIH),171 cases of Covid-19 with a positivity rate of 1.53 per cent were reported in Pakistan on June 20.

    The number of positive cases has risen to 1,532,153. However, no death was reported. A total of 11,212 tests were conducted in the past 24 hours .

    Read more- Surge in Covid-19 cases in Pakistan

    The positivity rate in Sindh’s capital Karachi has reached to 5 per cent. The Sindh government has also requested citizens to get booster shots.

    In April, Pakistan reported zero Covid-19-related deaths for the first time since the breakout of the pandemic in the country.

    In March this year, the government announced the closure of the National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC). The body was set up in March 2020 to deal with Covid-19.

  • Pakistan reports zero Covid death for 5th straight day

    Pakistan reports zero Covid death for 5th straight day

    The National Institute of Health (NIH) has claimed that Pakistan has reported zero Covid-19 deaths across the country during the past 24 hours.

    The NIH officials informed that a total of 141 new cases of the viral disease were reported during 27,000 samples were tested during the past 24 hours. The nationwide tally of confirmed cases stands at 1,526,234 while the death toll is 30,361.

    The country’s positivity rate was recorded at 0.52 per cent, the NIH said, adding the number of patients in critical care in various hospitals across the country has fallen to 280.

    It is pertinent to mention here that Pakistan last month announced the withdrawal of all Covid-19 related restrictions.