Pakistan reported 4,062 new coronavirus infections over the last 24 hours in country for the first time in seven days.
According to National Command Operation Center (NCOC), a total of 63,161 COVID-19 tests were taken on Thursday, out of which 84 people lost their lives to the deadly virus, pushing the toll to 26,497.
Statistics 9 Sep 21:
— NCOC (@OfficialNcoc) September 9, 2021
Total Tests in Last 24 Hours: 63,161
Positive Cases: 4062
Positivity % : 6.43%
Deaths : 84
Patients on Critical Care: 5383
All Punjab educational institutions were closed last week due to the high spike in cases. Punjab government has also imposed lockdown in various areas of Lahore, Rawalpindi, Multan and Faisalabad.
Currently, the country is fighting against the fourth wave of the global pandemic and the average daily case count has been fluctuating between 3,000-4,000 range for almost a week.
The positivity rate now remains at 6.43%. Moreover, Pakistan is reporting 3,778 new infections on average each day.
Last week, the country averaged about 1,192,780 administered vaccine doses each day.
