20 more people succumbed to the Covid-19 pandemic in Pakistan in the previous 24 hours, pushing the death toll to 28,538.
According to the National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC), 471 new patients of the viral disease surfaced when 43,348 samples were tested during this period.
Statistics 7 Nov 21:
Total Tests in Last 24 Hours: 43,348
Positive Cases: 471
Positivity %: 1.08%
Deaths : 20
Patients on Critical Care: 1233
— NCOC (@OfficialNcoc) November 7, 2021
The positivity rate was recorded at 1.08 per cent, the NCOC said, adding that the number of critical care Covid-19 patients stood at 1,233.
Earlier on November 5, the Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) had approved a technical supplementary grant worth $190 million to the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) for the procurement of the Covid vaccine.