Pakistan records 95 more COVID deaths, positivity ratio stands at 6.42%

Pakistan records 95 more COVID deaths, positivity ratio stands at 6.42%

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan: The COVID-19 pandemic took 95 more lives across Pakistan on August 26 whereas further 4,016 people tested positive, as per the National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC).

The data showed that the COVID-19 positivity ratio stood at 6.42% in the Country in the last 24 hours.

It revealed that Punjab suffered the highest deaths on August 27 as 40 people died of the virus in the province followed by Khyber Pakhtunkhwa wherein 25 COVID deaths occurred.

The Sindh province reported 24 deaths, Islamabad Capital Territory (ICT) 4, and Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK), and Gilgit-Baltistan 1 each.

To date, the Country has registered a total of 1,144,341 COVID-19 Cases including 427,037 in Sindh, 386,578 in Punjab, 159,483 in KPK, 97,956 in ICT, 32,014 in Balochistan, 31,478 in AJK, and 9,795 in Gilgit-Baltistan.

In terms of fatalities, in total 25,415 people have so far succumbed to Coronavirus throughout the Country. Out of them, 11,706 people have died in Punjab, 6,766 in Sindh, 4,884 in KPK, 860 in ICT, 689 in AJK, 338 in Balochistan, and 172 in Gilgit-Baltistan.

The NCOC’s data showed that 1,026,082 people have so far recovered from the disease in the Country while 92,844 are still battling with the virus.

Meanwhile, 1,101,973 doses of COVID-19 vaccines were administered across the Country on August 26.

So far, a total of 50,985,184 people have been vaccinated against COVID-19 in the Country.

Must read

Recent News

Moscow says it won’t allow US to silence UNSC on Israeli violence against Palestinians Monitoring Desk: Russian envoy in United Nations Vasily Nebenzya said that the UN Security Council should bring peace, stability and prosperity to the Middle East and Russia would not allow United States to silence UNSC over the issue of Gaza crisis. According to TASS news Agency, Nebenzya said that Moscow will continue to call for an end to violence against Palestinians and will not allow the US to muzzle the UN Security Council as Washington seeks to support Israel's operation in Gaza. "We will continue to stand firmly for ending violence against the Palestinians. Without a shadow of a doubt, we will continue to expose the abuses and sanctimony with which the US is handling the situation. We will not allow the Americans to gag the entire council with their hands in an effort to encourage further continuation of Israel's ruthless operation," he said in a speech at the Security Council.

Moscow won’t allow the US to silence the UNSC on Israeli violence against Palestinians

0
Monitoring Desk: Russian envoy to the United Nations Vasily Nebenzya said that the UN Security Council should bring peace, stability, and prosperity to the...

From Valdai to Margalla Dialogue —- All roads to Civilisations go through Islamabad

0
By Shazia Anwer CheemaThe emergent realities of global security are fundamentally transforming the frame of references and trajectorial approaches toward them. New security architecture...

12 more men in uniform embraced martyrdom for the motherland in Pakistan

0
Monitoring Desk: 12 more men in uniform embraced martyrdom for the motherland in Pakistan, said Inter Service Public Relations (ISPR) of the Pakistan Army.On...
Dr. Attia Anwar

Lifelong learning

0
By Dr. Attia AnwarAs we age, our minds and mental health become more important. We should try to maintain and improve them. Education is...
12th Defense Expo 'Ideas 2024' 'Weapons for Peace' a major step in defense diplomacy

12th Defense Expo ‘Ideas 2024’ ‘Weapons for Peace’ a major step in defense diplomacy

0
By Asghar Ali MubarakIdeas 2024, the global exhibition of defense equipment, will begin today at the Karachi Expo Center on November 19, in which...
Advertisement