ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has reported no death in the last 24 hours by novel coronavirus as the number of positive cases has risen to 1,543,741. The nationwide tally of fatalities stands at 30,424 on Wednesday.
According to the latest figures by the National Institute of Health (NIH), at least 236 persons were tested positive for COVID-19 across the country in the past 24 hours.
Pakistan has conducted 15,191 tests in the past 24 hours out of which 236 persons were tested positive for the disease. The COVID Positivity Ratio was recorded at 1.55 percent.
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Experts blame two sub-variants of the Omicron variant, namely BA.4 and BA.5, for the rise in COVID-19 cases in Pakistan, saying that they have escape mutations that are giving them an edge.
They say the sub-variants have also been infecting people who are already vaccinated or have already been infected with COVD-19, but no evidence is available to show if they are causing any severe disease among the vaccinated people.
