Pakistan reports 303 coronavirus cases, 2 deaths in 24 hours

LAHORE: Pakistan has reported 2deaths in the last 24 hours by novel coronavirus as the number of positive cases has surged to 1,522,191. The nationwide tally of fatalities has jumped to 30,331 on Monday.

According to the latest figures by the National Command and Operation Center (NCOC) 303 persons tested positive for COVID-19 in the past 24 hours.

Punjab remains the worst-hit province in terms of deaths followed by Sindh and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.

Till now 13,550 individuals have lost their lives to the epidemic in Punjab, 8,091 in Sindh, 6,307 in KP, 1,022 in Islamabad, 792 in Azad Kashmir, 378 in Balochistan and 191 in GB.

Furthermore 573,753 coronavirus cases have been confirmed in Sindh, 504,442 in Punjab, 218,689 in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, 134,963 in Islamabad, 43,220 in Azad Kashmir, 35,458 in Balochistan and 11,666 in Gilgit-Baltistan.

Statistics 21 Mar 22
Total Tests in Last 24 Hours: 30,300
Positive Cases: 303
Positivity %: 1.00%
Deaths :2
Patients on Critical Care: 493
— NCOC (@OfficialNcoc) March 21, 2022

Tests and Recoveries

Pakistan has so far conducted 27,175,808 coronavirus tests and 30,300 in the last 24 hours. 1,476,120 patients have recovered in the country whereas 493 patients are in critical condition.

Positivity Ratio

The COVID-19 positivity ratio was recorded at 1.0 percent.

Vaccine Statistics

So far, 128,074,138 people have received their first dose of coronavirus vaccine including 131,491 in last 24 hours. 101,881,176 citizens have been fully vaccinated while 501,747 received their second dose in last 24 hours.

The number of total administered doses has reached to 219,368,557 with 678,788 in the last 24 hours.