Pakistan reports over 5,000 COVID-19 cases for second consecutive day

ISLAMABAD: COVID-19 cases are on the rise in Pakistan as the country has recovered over 5,000 fresh cases of the pandemic, during the last 24 hours.

According to the National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC), a total of 57,669 samples were tested, out of which 5,427 turned out to be positive at the positivity rate of 9.48% as compared to yesterday’s 9.45 per cent.

Statistics 19 Jan 22:
Total Tests in Last 24 Hours: 57,669
Positive Cases: 5472
Positivity %: 9.48%
Deaths :8
Patients on Critical Care: 908

— NCOC (@OfficialNcoc) January 19, 2022

With the emergence of fresh cases, the countrywide tally of cases has jumped to 1,333,521.

Eight more patients of COVID-19 succumbed to the viral disease in the last 24 hours, taking the death toll to 29,037. The number of critical patients rose to 908.

Pakistan has conducted 24,297,430 tests so far to diagnose the deadly virus and 1,265,239 people have regained their health including 628 in the past 24 hours. 

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