COVID-19: Vaccination plan for children aged 5-12 finalised

RAWALPINDI: The Punjab health authorities have finalised a plan to launch COVID-19 vaccination drive for children aged 5-12 from September 19 to 24, ARY News reported on Tuesday.

According to the provincial health authorities, the COVID-19 vaccination drive will be continued from September 19 to 24 to inoculate children aged between 5 and 12.

The administrations of the educational institutions apprised the parents regarding the mandatory registration of their children at the National Database and Registration Authority (NADRA).

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The entries of the COVID-19 vaccination will be made through B-form of the children.

Covid tally

Pakistan reported fewer than 100 Covid-19 cases, the first time in nearly three months as the country lodged almost 99 fresh infections in past 24 hours, ARY News reported on Tuesday, quoting the National Institute of Health (NIH).

According to the statistics issued by the National Institute of Health (NIH), as many as 9,161 Covid-19 diagnostic tests were conducted during the past 24 hours, out of which 99 came back positive.

COVID-19 Statistics 13 September 2022
Total Tests in Last 24 Hours: 9,161
Positive Cases: 99
Positivity %: 1.08%
Deaths: 01
Patients on Critical Care: 89

— NIH Pakistan (@NIH_Pakistan) September 13, 2022

The number of critical patients has also dropped to 89 while one death was reported after two days. The last time Pakistan reported fewer than 100 cases was on June 17, 2022.

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Meanwhile, the national positivity rate has surged past 1pc, higher than 0.78 recorded a day earlier. The number of patients in critical care shrunk, which stood at 89 on Tuesday compared to 105 a day earlier.

It is pertinent to mention here that a total of over 1.5 million Covid-19 cases have been reported in Pakistan so far, while the total number of coroanvirus-related deaths has reached 30,602.