ISLAMABAD: The National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC) revealed on Thursday that more than 3,000 Covid-19 instances were documented in Pakistan in a single day for the first time since September 15, 2021.
Coronavirus infection has resulted in five deaths and 3,019 positive cases across the country, according to the NCOC.
According to the figures, 49,270 tests were performed, with a positive percentage of 6.12%. 651 Covid patients are in critical condition.
The 6-plus positivity ratio was recorded earlier in September 2021. Alarmingly, coronavirus positivity cases in Karachi have mounted to above 20 per cent
Meanwhile, the meeting of the inter-provincial education ministers scheduled for 11 am today has been postponed till next week. The forum had to review the rising number of cases of coronavirus’ new variant, Omicron.
On January 11, Federal Minister for Planning and Development Asad Umar had said that more than 100 million people had received at least one dose of coronavirus vaccine. While, in a tweet, he had said, around 75 million people were fully vaccinated.
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Describing it as another major milestone in the vaccination campaign, he had said that the work was not complete yet and there was a need to keep the momentum going.