Pakistan Reports 42 Covid-19 Deaths, 5,830 Fresh Cases

By Muhammad JuniadPublished On 06 Jan 2023

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has reported 5,830 fresh cases of COVID-19 over the past 24 hours.

According to the National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC), a total of 59,786 samples were tested, out of which 5,830 turned out to be positive, showing an infection rate of 9.75 percent as compared to yesterday’s 9.88%.

The nationwide tally of confirmed infections rose to 1,442,263 with the addition of 5,830 new cases.

As many as 42 patients succumbed to the viral disease in the past 24 hours, taking the death toll to 29,372. The NCOC said the number of patients in critical care in various hospitals across the country rose to 1,590.

Since the outbreak of the pandemic, Pakistan has conducted overall 25,194,561 tests to diagnose the coronavirus including 59,786 tests during the past 24 hours.

1,312,819 people have got their health back including 7,839 in a single day.

On Wednesday, it emerged that 54 percent of Karachi’s population is still unvaccinated against COVID-19.

Data shared by the Sindh Health Department showed that 46.65 percent of the city’s total population stand vaccinated against the viral disease. Whereas, only 1.42pc of the population has got a booster shot.