Islamabad: The global pandemic coronavirus claimed more 40 deaths in the last 24 hours after which the nationwide tally of fatalities has jumped to 29,917 on Thursday.
According to the latest figures issued by the National Command and Operation Center (NCOC), 2,870 persons were tested positive for COVID-19 in the past 24 hours and the number of confirmed positive cases has surged to 1,494,293.
As many as 561,683 coronavirus cases have been confirmed in Sindh, 497,307 in Punjab, 213,021in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, 133,529 in Islamabad, 42,316 in Azad Kashmir, 35,163 in Balochistan and 11,274 in Gilgit-Baltistan.
Pakistan has so far conducted 25,948,435 coronavirus tests and 51,677 in the last 24 hours. 1,393,209 patients have recovered in the country whereas 1,495 patients are in critical condition.
The COVID-19 positivity ratio was recorded at 5.55 percent.
Statistics 17 Feb 22:
— NCOC (@OfficialNcoc) February 17, 2022
Total Tests in Last 24 Hours: 51,677
Positive Cases: 2870
Positivity %: 5.55%
Deaths :40
Patients on Critical Care: 1495
So far, 122,046,024 people have received their first dose of coronavirus vaccine including 600,992 in last 24 hours. 94,523,444 citizens have been fully vaccinated while 464,314 received their second dose in last 24 hours.
The number of total administered doses has reached to 205,527,345 with 1,023,404 in the last 24 hours.
