Pakistan records 5,395 new Covid-19 cases, 118 deaths in 24 hours

Pakistan recorded 5,395 new coronavirus cases in the last 24 hours, taking the country's Covid-19 tally to 739,818.

According to the National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC), the country's death toll climbed to 15,872 after 118 people succumbed to the deadly disease during the last 24 hours. Most deaths occurred in Punjab followed by Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (K-P).

Meanwhile, 4,740 patients recovered from the deadly disease in a day taking total recoveries to 646,652.

According to NCOC, the total active Covid-19 cases across the country were reported to be 77,294.

The highest number of ventilators occupied in the country was found to be in Gujranwala with 88 per cent occupancy, followed by Lahore at 82 per cent, Multan at 75 per cent and Islamabad at 51 per cent and at 54 per cent.

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The NCOC further reported that the highest number of oxygen bed occupancy in the country was in Swabi at 93 per cent followed Charsadda at 93 per cent, Gujranwala at 85 per cent and Peshawar at 75 per cent.

About 64,685 Covid-19 tests were conducted in the last 24 hours out of which 9,923 were conducted in Sindh, 37,775 in Punjab, 8,519 in K-P, 6,178 in Islamabad, 1,000 in Balochistan, 565 in G-B and 725 tests were conducted in AJK.

Covid-19 related death by province

Out of the total 15,872 reported deaths, there had been about 4,533 deaths in Sindh, 7,209 in Punjab, 2,761 in K-P, 625 in Islamabad.

About 221 deaths were reported in Balochistan, 103 deaths in G-B and 420 in AJK.

The NCOC also reported that a total of 10,942,771tests had been conducted since the outbreak of the virus. There are about 630 hospitals with Covid-19 facilities with more than 5,000 patients admitted across the country, it added.