Pakistan reported a coronavirus positivity rate of less than 2 per cent for the ninth consecutive day, according to government data released by the National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC) on Sunday morning.
As per details, 43,522 Covid-19 tests were conducted across the country in the last 24 hours, of which 591 returned positive. The country has mostly recorded less than 7,00 daily infections during the week.
The NCOC said that the rate of positive cases during the last 24 hours was 1.35 per cent, adding that the country’s positivity rate has remained below 2 per cent since October 16.
Similarly, the number of active cases is continuing on its downward trend as well and was recorded at 23,917 as of Sunday.
Earlier this week, active cases in Pakistan dropped below the 25,000 mark after more than seven months, while daily coronavirus infections fell to their lowest level in a year.
Covid-19 infections are decreasing in Pakistan, with 611 new infections reported on average each day, making 10 per cent of the peak — the highest daily average reported on June 17.
it is pertinent to mention here that the number of deaths from the ongoing pandemic in the country has risen to 28,377 after 18 people died from the virus on Sunday, while the total number of cases has reached 1,268,536.
Earlier on Saturday, the government announced that over a 100 million doses of the Covid-19 vaccine have been administered in less than nine months whereas 68 million people have got at least one dose of vaccine out of whom 38 million have been fully vaccinated.
In this regard, Special Assistant to the Prime Minister (SAPM) on Health Dr Faisal Sultan said in a video statement that with the passage of time the pace of vaccination had increased and in the current month up to 1 million doses were being administered daily.
“We have passed a major milestone of administering 100m doses of vaccine. This success could not be achieved without support of a number of departments and stakeholders. Firstly, I would thank the people of Pakistan as they participated in the vaccination campaign. The National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC) did a marvelous job. Moreover, federal and provincial ministries and departments cooperated for the campaign,” he said.
