Federal Minister for Planning and Development Asad Umar on Wednesday said that total number of coronavirus vaccines administered in Pakistan will cross 10 million mark today.

Asad Umar, in a tweet, said that thankfully people are registering for the vaccine and government is immunizing the population speedily.

The minister also urged the people, who have not yet received their jabs, to register themselves for the vaccine.

On the other hand, Pakistan has reported 77 deaths in the last 24 hours by novel coronavirus as the number of positive cases has surged to 936,131. The nationwide tally of fatalities has jumped to 21,453 on Wednesday.

According to the latest figures by the National Command and Operation Center (NCOC) 1,118 persons tested positive for COVID-19 in the past 24 hours.

Punjab remains the worst-hit province in terms of deaths and cases followed by Sindh and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.