ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has reported one more death in the last 24 hours by novel coronavirus as the number of confirmed positive cases has surged to 1,525,181.
The nationwide tally of fatalities has jumped to 30,360 on Saturday.
According to the latest figures issued by the NIH, 208 persons were tested positive for COVID-19 in the past 24 hours.
Pakistan has conducted 29,176 tests in the past 24 hours out of which 208 persons were tested positive for the disease. The COVID Positivity Ratio was recorded at 0.71 percent.
Read more: PM lauds NCOC for pandemic response as it closes
Prime Minister Imran Khan on Thursday lauded the team of National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC) for its nationally-coordinated response during the pandemic after the body was closed over decline in positivity of COVID-19 cases.
“Today, as NCOC closes down, I want to congratulate the NCOC team and it’s leadership for a professional, nationally-coordinated response to the pandemic,” he said in a tweet.
The prime minister mentioned that the efforts of NCOC acclaimed global recognition of the country as a success case during the pandemic. “As a result, the COVID-19 response was recognised by international agencies and people in the field as one of the most successful globally,” he said.
