Pakistan reports 59 Covid-19 related deaths in last 24 hours

The total death toll has reached 10,409 in the country

ISLAMABAD:

Pakistan on Tuesday reported 59 Covid-19 related deaths during the last 24 hours, taking the country's total death toll to 10,409.

According to the NCOC, most deaths were reported in Punjab, followed by Sindh. The NCOC added that 31 Covid-19 patients died on the ventilator during the last 24 hours.

Out of the 10,409 total reported deaths, there had been about 3,623 deaths in Sindh, 4,160 in Punjab, 1,683 in K-P, 428 in Islamabad.

About 185 deaths had been reported in Balochistan and 101 deaths in G-B and 225 in AJK.

According to NCOC, about 1,903 patients had recovered from the deadly pandemic in the last 24 hours taking total recoveries to 444,360

The NCOC also reported that a total of 6,884,940 tests had been conducted since the outbreak of the virus whereas a total of 490,476 coronavirus cases had been detected.

Out of the total 490,476 Covid-19 cases, NCOC reported 219,452 in Sindh, 141,393 in Punjab, 59,729 in K-P, 38,395 in Islamabad, 18,254 in Balochistan, 8383in Azad Kashmir and 4870in Gilgit-Baltistan

There are about 626 hospitals with Covid-19 facilities with 2,729 patients admitted across the country.

Active cases

About 1,947 tested positives out of 35,073 tests conducted in the last 24 hours.

Out of the 35,073 tests, the NCOC reported that 10,165 were conducted in Sindh, 16,203 in Punjab, 4,197 in K-P, 3,713 in Islamabad 122 in Balochistan, 357 in G-B and 316 in AJK

The total number of active Covid-19 across Pakistan was reported to be at 35,707 as of January 5 (today).

The NCOC reported the number of active cases in Sindh to be at 17,959, 11,008 in Punjab, 3,378 in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (K-P), 2,714 in Islamabad, 240 in Balochistan, 52 in Gilgit Baltistan and 356 in Azad Jammu and Kashmir.

Ventilators and oxygen-bed occupancy

The highest number of ventilators occupied in the country was found to be in Islamabad with 46 per cent occupancy, followed by Multan at 44 per cent, Bahawalpur 41 per cent and Lahore 37 per cent.

Meanwhile, the highest number of oxygen bed occupancy in the country was reported in Peshawar at 57 per cent followed by Islamabad with 32 per cent, Multan with 31 per cent and Karachi with 31 per cent.