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KARACHI: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Member of National Assembly (MNA) Aftab Siddiqui on Tuesday has tested positive for the novel coronavirus.
The MNA told that he carried out COVID-19 test over complaints of fever and cough. I have quarantined myself after the diagnosis, he told.
It is to be mentioned here that Aftab Siddiqui had participated in united opposition’s protest on Saturday.
Meanwhile, coronavirus positivity rate in the provincial capital of Sindh, Karachi increased to record level of 38.79 percent as country faces fifth wave of the deadly virus fueled by Omicron variant.
On the other hand, Pakistan has reported 10 deaths in the last 24 hours by novel coronavirus as the number of positive cases has surged to 1,333,521. The nationwide tally of fatalities has jumped to 29,029 today.
According to the latest figures by the National Command and Operation Center (NCOC), 5,034 persons tested positive for COVID-19 in the past 24 hours.
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Pakistan has so far conducted 24,239,761 coronavirus tests and 53,253 in the last 24 hours. 1,264,611 patients have recovered in the country whereas 827 patients are in critical condition.
The COVID-19 positivity ratio was recorded at 9.45 percent.
So far, 102,107,155 people have received their first dose of coronavirus vaccine including 318,721 in last 24 hours. 77,485,124 citizens have been fully vaccinated while 442,884 received their second dose in last 24 hours.
The number of total administered doses has reached to 168,365,369 with 784,082 in the last 24 hours.
