According to the National Command and Operation Centre’slink latest statistics, Pakistan had its lowest Covid-19positivity rate in three months on Friday, at 3.58 percent. The country’slowest COVID-19 positivity rate, 3.02 percent, was reported on February 28.
According to the NCOC’s daily coronavirus report, 83 people have died as aresult of COVID-19 in the last 24 hours.
According to the report, 52,859 coronavirus tests were performed across thecountry in the last 24 hours, with 1,893 tests returning positive.
The rate of positive COVID-19 cases in the nation within the past 24 hourswas 3.58 percent, according to the official site.
COVID-19 has claimed the lives of 21,105 people in the country so far, witha total of 928,588 people infected. In the meantime, 856,005 people havebeen cured of the virus.
In the midst of the lethal third wave that has wrought devastation, thenation is reporting a decrease in coronavirus infections, but Sindh isstill reporting an increase in cases.
Sindh Health Minister Dr. Azra Pechuho had remarked the day before thatdespite the government’s efforts, people are still unwilling to bevaccinated.
At a news conference in Karachi, Sindh’s health minister said that oncepeople start getting themselves immunized, restrictions would be eased.
“The coronavirus positivity ratio in Karachi is still above 11%,” Dr.Pechuho said, adding that Sindh is yet to see an improvement.
Covid-19 vaccination has begun in Pakistan for people above the age of 18.
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Asad Umar, the chairman of the National Command and Operation Centre(NCOC), announced this on Twitter earlier this week, noting that with thisadvancement, all eligible age groups will be vaccinated at the same time.
According to Pakistan’s federal planning minister, more than five millionindividuals have been vaccinated against coronavirus illness.
Umar urged the general population to register for vaccinations as soon aspossible.
Pakistan launched registrations for covid-19 immunization for people aged19 and above on May 16. Umar stated in a tweet that registration would beextended to the full national population if the vaccine is authorized byhealth experts.
As Pakistan’s vaccine supply improves and the country’s vaccinationcapability grows, Umar stated that the government was expandingregistrations to include additional age groups.
On May 3, Pakistan started accepting registrations for vaccines for personsaged 40 to 49 years old throughout the country, followed by walk-invaccinations for the same age range.
The federal government has developed a digital platform for registration,which assigns a code to each individual. They may then be vaccinated at anauthorized vaccination centre.
