ISLAMABAD: Almost eight million doses of the corona vaccine were administered to citizens in Pakistan since the beginning of the vaccination process, NCOC said on Wednesday.
According to statistics shared by the National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC) stated, as many as 305,093 people have been administered the COVID vaccine on June 1 and the total tally of vaccine jabs administered in the country stands at 7,953,574.
The covid vaccine in drive
Pakistan started its immunization drive in February 2021 with vaccine support from China. In the first phase, the campaign covered healthcare and eventually in the second phase it expanded to senior citizens.
Later, the government has decided to open vaccination for people aged 18 and above, paving an approach for all eligible age groups to get inoculated. Meanwhile, walk-in vaccination for people aged 30 and above is underway. Pakistan has so far approved Sinopharm, Cansino, Sinovac, AstraZeneca and Sputnik.
Govt’s vaccination drive commendable
The government’s vaccination drive has been commendable. To date a big number of people nearly eight million doses have been administered, vaccinating over five million people.
As per most citizens’ accounts, their experience at covid vaccination centers has ranged from reasonable to outstanding. In short, it has been a first-world practice in a third-world state, something that makes us extremely proud.
Pakistan reports 1,843 coronavirus cases
On Wednesday, 80 deaths in the last 24 hours by novel COVID-19 were reported as the number of positive cases has surged to 924,667. The nationwide tally of fatalities has jumped to 20,930. According to the latest figures by the National Command and Operation Center (NCOC), 1,843 persons tested positive for COVID-19 in the past 24 hours.
Province-wise Details
Punjab remains the worst-hit province in terms of deaths and cases followed by Sindh and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Till now 10,084 individuals have lost their lives to the epidemic in Punjab 5,051 in Sindh, 4,095 in KP, 763 in Islamabad, 548 in Azad Kashmir, 282 in Balochistan, and 107 in GB.
Furthermore, 340,557 coronavirus cases have been confirmed in Punjab, 319,447 in Sindh, 133,124 in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, 81,357 in Islamabad, 25,295 in Balochistan, 19,287 in Azad Kashmir and 5,600 in Gilgit-Baltistan.
Tests and Recoveries
Pakistan has so far conducted 13,316,397 coronavirus tests and 47,183 in the last 24 hours. 848,685 patients have recovered in the country whereas 3,767 patients are in critical condition.
