ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has reported 5 deaths in the last 24 hours by novel coronavirus as the number of confirmed positive cases has surged to 1,546,744. The nationwide tally of fatalities has jumped to 30,445 on Monday.
According to the latest figures by the National Institute of Health (NIH), at least 492 persons were tested positive for COVID-19 across the country in the past 24 hours.
Pakistan has conducted 20,361 tests in the past 24 hours out of which 492 persons were tested positive for the disease. The COVID Positivity Ratio was recorded at 2.42 percent.
Meanwhile, Minister for National Health Services Abdul Qadir Patel has urged the masses to strictly adhere to the standard operating procedures so that the virus did not spread rapidly and the number of critical patients did not increase further.
According to a statement, Mr Patel also directed his ministry and the relevant departments to closely watch the flood situation across the country and provide assistance to the provinces in any health-related matter, whenever and wherever required.
