ISLAMABAD: A further 65 people have died in Pakistan due to the coronavirus and 2,179 new cases have been reported.
According to the National Command and Control Center, the total number of deaths from coronavirus in Pakistan has reached 11,623 while the total number of affected people has reached 543,214.
In the past 24 hours, as many as 1,407 patients have recovered from the virus in a day and 2,111 patients are still in critical condition. The total count of active cases is 33,439. According to the National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC), with the fresh inclusion of the infections in the country the national tally of cases now currently stands at 543,214.
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A total of 41,435 tests were conducted across the country during this period. Overall 498,152 people have recovered from the deadly disease so far while 7,889,741 samples have been tested thus far. The National Command and Operations Centre (NCOC) finalised the national coronavirus vaccination strategy with the first shipment of a Chinese vaccine expected to arrive by 31st January.
The federal government gave the green light for three COVID-19 vaccines including Russia’s Sputnik-V, China’s Sinopharm, and UK’s Oxford-AstraZeneca for emergency use in the country.
