Minister for Planning, Development and Special Initiatives Asad Umar said that Pakistan has the lowest number of Covid deaths per million in the region.

“Covid deaths/million population in our region: Iran 1037, Nepal 326, India 301, Sri Lanka 186, Afghanistan 160, Bangladesh 113, Pakistan 102,” said Asad Umar in a tweet.

“Timely decisions, hard work, cooperation of people & blessings of Allah made this possible,” he added.

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Asad Umar also urged people to take precautionary measures. “Risk is not over. Follow sop’s & vaccinate.”

As per the National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC), Pakistan has recorded 1,841 new cases of Covid-19 with the positivity rate of 4.89 per cent.