(Islamabad) The number of deaths due to COVID-19 crossed 100 mark
for the first time since the start of second wave of coronavirus in the
country. The National Command and Operation Center (NCOC) in its daily report
on Wednesday reported 105 deaths in the last 24 hours from across the country;
taking the tally to 9,010. In all; 2,731 new positive cases surfaced out of
38,028 conducted in 24 hours. The National Positivity Ratio remained 7.2%.
Highest positivity ratio was observed in Karachi with 18.76%, followed by
Hyderabad 16.56%; Peshawar 15.99%; Rawalpindi 6.15% and Lahore 6.04%. A total
2,510 COVID patients are in critical condition across Pakistan and the number
of such patients is rising fast. The positivity ratio in various federating
units is Sindh 14.8%, KP 11.3%, AJK 5.0%; Balochistan 4.9%, GB 1.6%; Islamabad
2.9% and Punjab 3.2%. The mortality rate in the country is 2.02% against 2.22%
as global rate of deaths. Meanwhile, Special Assistant to Prime Minister on
Health Dr. Faisal Sultan said on Wednesday that the invention of coronavirus
vaccines are no excuse for people to stop following Standard Operation
Producers (SOPs) and other safety measures.
The special
assistant; addressing a post meeting press conference; said that a meeting was
held where health ministers and representatives from the provinces across
Pakistan participated. ‘They were briefed on the country's virus vaccine
strategy.’ ‘The federal government will make it possible for an effective
vaccine to be available in the country," he said, adding that several
steps were already taken in this regard. The special assistant said that the
government would announce soon which vaccines would be available in Pakistan. Dr.
Faisal said that the vaccine would not resolve the issue and that
implementation of safety measures was still necessary. He said Pakistan is
recording more new cases, as compared to the past few months; and that the
increased pressure is affecting the country's health care system. He said that
the best way to fight the pandemic; in the given situation; is to ensure that
we follow the SOPs; issued by the government to stem the virus's spread. ‘It is
imperative that we keep following them;’ he said; reported private news
channel. Appealing to the Christian community to follow coronavirus safety
measures; as Christmas was approaching; he said that guidelines were issued in
this regard and that they should ensure their implementation.
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