ISLAMABAD, Pakistan: The national COVID positivity rate in Pakistan on January 10 stood at 5.44% as out of 34,524 tested for Coronavirus, 1,877 were found positive, as per the National Command & Operation Centre (NCOC).
In the last 24 hours, 32 COVID patients succumbed to the disease including 12 each in Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KPK), 6 in Sindh, and 2 in Islamabad Capital Territory (ICT).
In total, 504,293 COVID-19 Cases have been detected so far across Pakistan.
Of them, 226,338 Cases have been recorded in Sindh, 145,508 in Punjab, 61,424 in KPK, 39,242 in ICT, 18,412 in Balochistan, 8,489 in Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK), and 4,880 in Gilgit-Baltistan.
Similarly, out of 10,676 deaths recorded so far across Pakistan, 4,272 have occurred in Punjab, 3,699 in Sindh, 1,740 in KPK, 441 in ICT, 235 in AJK, 188 in Balochistan, and 101 in Gilgit-Baltistan.
To date, 458,371 people suffering from Coronavirus have now been recovered across Pakistan with a recovery ratio of 90.9%.
As of January 11, 35,246 people are yet battling with COVID-19 in the Country.
Ventilators occupied % (4 major areas)
Multan                     45%
Bahawalpur        45%
Islamabad               34%
Lahore           32%
Oxygen beds occupied % (4 major areas)
Peshawar         53%
Multan                     36%
Karachi           35%
Islamabad               29%
Meanwhile, in a series of tweets on Monday, the Federal Minister for Planning, Development & Special Initiatives and the Chairman NCOC Asad Umar has urged the people to follow precautionary measures in order to avoid the spread of COVID-19.
Referring to the devastation unfolding in the US and the UK due to the pandemic, Asad Umar said that we will have to play our role and do the right things to save lives and livelihoods.
When 2nd wave accelerated we closed high risk areas identified by our analysis in last week of Nov. In 1st week of dec hospital admissions peaked, in 2nd week patients on oxygen/vents peaked, in 3rd week mortality peaked & then declined. Decisions & results are highly correlated pic.twitter.com/SuAOcTIVnz
— Asad Umar (@Asad_Umar) January 11, 2021
Data clearly shows that covid health consequences are strongly correlated with our decisions & personal choices. Hence it’s important that we all take responsibility & take precautions. If we do the right things we shall inshallah continue to safeguard lives & livelihoods
— Asad Umar (@Asad_Umar) January 11, 2021
The devastation unfolding in countries like USA & UK these days where there are more cases & covid deaths than at any time in the first wave, show the danger that could face us, if we do not continue to do the right things, with both the state and citizens playing their role
— Asad Umar (@Asad_Umar) January 11, 2021
