- Pakistan logs 7,586 new COVID-19 infections in last 24 hours, NCOC stats show.
- As many as 20 more patients succumb to coronavirus during same period, taking nationwide death toll from virus to 29,097.
- Country’s positivity rate stands at 13%.
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan reported 7,586 fresh cases of COVID-19 in the last 24 hours as the Omicron driven fifth wave of the pandemic continues to get worse, official figures showed Sunday morning.
Pakistan registered its highest number of daily COVID-19 cases — 7,678 — on Friday since the pandemic started in 2020, the National Command and Operation Centre’s (NCOC) statistics had showed.
According to the NCOC, a total of 58,334 tests were conducted in the country during the last 24 hours, of which 7,586 came back positive, pushing the nationwide tally of the virus cases to 1,367,605. The country’s positivity rate now stands at a record high of 13%.
Meanwhile, 20 more patients succumbed to the virus during the same period, taking the death toll to 29,097.
In addition to this, the country’s active coronavirus cases surged to 70,263, making it the highest in over four months. Pakistan last reported 65,725 active cases on September 16, 2021.