Coronavirus infections, positivity ratio shoot up in Pakistan
1,980 cases, 27 deaths recorded across the country
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The coronavirus cases have shot up as Pakistan has recorded 1,980 infections and 27 deaths during the last 24 hours (Saturday), showed the data released by the National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC) on Sunday morning.
As per the latest NCOC figures, with the addition of 27 new deaths the toll has now soared to 22,582 whereas the total number of cases has now reached 973,284 after adding 1,980 new ones.
During the past 24 hours (Saturday), as many as 908 patients have recovered from the virus whereas the total recoveries stood at 913,203. As of Sunday, the total count of active cases was recorded at 37,499 and the positivity ratio stood at 4.09 percent.
Statistics 11 Jul 21:
— NFRCC (@NFRCCofficial) July 11, 2021
Total Tests in Last 24 Hours: 48,382
Positive Cases: 1980
Positivity % : 4.09%
Deaths : 27
As many as 346,360 coronavirus cases have so far been confirmed in Sindh, 348,085 in Punjab, 139,313 in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, 83,647 in Islamabad, 27,961 in Balochistan, 21,067 in Azad Kashmir and 6,851 in Gilgit Baltistan.
Moreover, 10,819 individuals have so far lost their lives to the pandemic in Punjab, 5,599 in Sindh, 4,359 in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, 783 in Islamabad, 594 in Azad Kashmir, 317 in Balochistan and 111 in Gilgit Baltistan.
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The 27 EU member state governments are responsible for administering the vaccines -- and some are working much faster than others -- but von der Leyen stressed: "The EU has kept its word."
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- Four million dead -
The pandemic has killed at least 4,013,756 people since the virus first emerged in December 2019, according to an AFP compilation of official data.
The United States is the worst-affected country with 606,476 deaths, followed by Brazil with 530,179, India with 405,939, Mexico with 234,458 and Peru 193,909.
The World Health Organization says up to three times more people have died directly or indirectly due to the pandemic than official figures suggest.
With inputs from AFP.