707 new COVID-19 cases reported nationwide, 3 deaths

ISLAMABAD: The number of coronavirus cases have been surging across the country as 707 new infections were reported in the past 24 hours.

According to the National Command and Control Centre which records COVID-19 statistics, the national tally of infections has reached 328,602. Three people succumbed to the deadly disease, taking the death toll to 6,739.

Around 26,492 tests were conducted across the country on Sunday. Around 311,075 people have recovered from the disease so far across Pakistan, including 584 in the past 24 hours.

A total of 4,290,545 corona tests have been conducted so far, while 735 hospitals are equipped with COVID facilities. However, around 559 of coronavirus patients admitted in hospitals across the country are said to be in critical condition.

The province of Sindh has reported 143,836 cases, Punjab 102,875, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa 39,043, Balochistan 15,810, Islamabad 19,012, while Azad Jammu and Kashmir and Gilgit Baltistan have reported 3,846 and 4,180 cases respectively.

The NCOC has already observed that the coronavirus situation in the country is worsening as all indicators have turned red. On Saturday, the nation reported 849 cases which was the highest in nearly three months.

On Friday, the forum was briefed about the rising positivity ratio, increase in hospital admissions and the spike in the number of deaths. Karachi, Hyderabad, Muzaffarabad and Gilgit have higher positivity ratio along with other areas across the country.

Hospital admissions were also on the rise across the country particularly in Punjab, while there has been an increase in the number of critical patients in hospitals.

The country’s current case fertility rate has reached 2.06% while the global rate stood at 2.72%. It also noted that 71% of total deaths were of males out of which 76% were over the age of 50.