LAHORE: Coronavirus claimed two more lives in the last 24 hours as the number of positive cases has surged to 1,297,865. The nationwide tally of fatalities has jumped to 28,945 on Tuesday.
According to the latest figures by the National Command and Operation Center (NCOC) 630 persons tested positive for COVID-19 in the past 24 hours.
Punjab remains the worst-hit province in terms of deaths followed by Sindh and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
Till now 13,075 individuals have lost their lives to the epidemic in Punjab, 7,673 in Sindh 5,933 in KP, 967 in Islamabad, 746 in Azad Kashmir, 365 in Balochistan, and 186 in GB.
Furthermore 483,165 coronavirus cases have been confirmed in Sindh, 445,630 in Punjab 181,498 in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa 108,823 in Islamabad, 34,672 in Azad Kashmir 33,648 in Balochistan and 10,429 in Gilgit-Baltistan.
Pakistan has so far conducted 23,558,972 coronavirus tests and 44,198 in the last 24 hours. 1,257,355 patients have recovered in the country whereas 641 patients are in critical condition.
The COVID-19 positivity ratio was recorded at 1.42 percent.
So far, 96,980,678 people have received their first dose of coronavirus vaccine including 927,315 in last 24 hours. 70,576,467 citizens have been fully vaccinated while 1,046,013 received their second dose in last 24 hours.
The number of total administered doses has reached to 156,623,021 with 1,599,380 in the last 24 hours.