ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Planning, Development, Reforms and Special Initiatives Asad Umar on Sunday has said that record 383,000 people have been vaccinated against coronavirus in one day on May 29.
الحمدللہ کل ایک دن میں ویکسینیشن کا نیا ریکارڈ قائم کیا گیا. کل 3 لاکھ 83 ہزار سے زائد ویکسینیشن کی گئ. اب تک 70 لاکھ سے ویکسین لگائ جا چکی ہے. رجسٹر کرنے والوں کی تعداد میں بھی مسلسل اضافہ ہو رہا ہے اور ا کروڑ 16 لاکھ 63 ہزار افراد رجسٹر ہو چکے ہیں
— Asad Umar (@Asad_Umar) May 30, 2021
In a post on social-networking website, the minister told that over seven million people have been administered coronavirus vaccine so far. Over 16 crore people have registered themselves for the vaccination, he added.
On the other hand, Pakistan has reported 56 deaths in the last 24 hours by novel coronavirus as the number of positive cases has surged to 918,936. The nationwide tally of fatalities has jumped to 20,736.
According to the latest figures by the National Command and Operation Center (NCOC) 2,697 persons tested positive for COVID-19 in the past 24 hours.