(Islamabad) The total active Covid-19 cases in Pakistan on Friday
were recorded at 42,478 as 2,972 more people tested positive for the deadly
virus during the last 24 hours. Eighty-three corona patients; 74 of whom were
under treatment in hospitals and nine in their respective homes or quarantines;
died during the last 24 hours; according to the latest update issued by the
National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC). Most of these deaths occurred in
Sindh followed by Punjab. Out of the total 83 deaths; 51 patients died on
ventilators. No Covid-19 affected person was on ventilator in Balochistan and
Gilgit-Baltistan; while 295 ventilators were occupied elsewhere in Pakistan.
The maximum ventilators were occupied in four major areas including Multan (45
percent); ICT (42 percent); Peshawar (27 percent) and Lahore (34 percent). The
Oxygen beds were also occupied in four major areas as in Rawalpindi (40
percent); Multan (39 percent); Peshawar (60 percent) and ICT (38 percent). Some
39,171 tests were conducted across the country on Thursday; including 12,859 in
Sindh, 15,395 in Punjab, 4,755 in KP; 4,755 in ICT; 395 in Balochistan; 367 in
GB and 645 in AJK. Around 399,852 people have recovered from the disease so far
across Pakistan making it a significant count with over 86 percent recovery
ratio of the affected patients. Since the pandemic outbreak; a total of 451,494
cases were detected so far, including 7,893 in AJK; 17,868 in Balochistan;
4,810 in GB, 35,700 in Islamabad, 54,021 in KP, 130,122 in Punjab and 201,080
in Sindh. About 9,164 deaths were recorded in the country since the eruption of
the contagion; including 3,270 in Sindh; 3,522 in Punjab; 1,511 in KP; 385 in
ICT; 177 in Balochistan; 99 in GB and 200 in AJK.
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