Pakistan records drop in daily COVID-19 cases
- By Web Desk -
- Feb 01, 2022
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has recorded a drop in daily COVID-19 cases as the country logged 5,327 fresh cases of the pandemic during the last 24 hours.
According to the National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC), a total of 55,202 samples were tested, out of which 5,327 turned out to be positive, showing the infection rate of 9.65 per cent as compared to yesterday’s 11.53%.
Statistics 1 Feb 22:
Total Tests in Last 24 Hours: 55,202
Positive Cases: 5327
Positivity %: 9.65%
Deaths :32
Patients on Critical Care: 1500— NCOC (@OfficialNcoc) February 1, 2022
The nationwide tally of confirmed infections rose to 1,430,366 with the addition of 5,327 new cases.
32 more patients succumbed to the viral disease in the past 24 hours, taking the death toll to 29,301. The NCOC said the number of patients in critical care in various hospitals across the country rose to 1,500.
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Since the outbreak of the pandemic, Pakistan has conducted overall 25,073,585 tests to diagnose the coronavirus including 55,202 tests during the past 24 hours.