With coronavirus cases on the decline across the country, Pakistan Tuesday reported the lowest number of single-day infections, since June 21.
As per data from the National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC), Pakistan reported 689 new cases of the virus. The total number of active cases in the country stands at 41,754 while the new infections have pushed the total caseload in the country to 1,259,648.
Statistics 12 Oct 21:
— NCOC (@OfficialNcoc) October 12, 2021
Total Tests in Last 24 Hours: 42,476
Positive Cases: 689
Positivity %: 1.62%
Deaths : 18
Patients on Critical Care: 2280
Pakistan conducted a total of 42,476 tests conducted on Monday, with the positivity ratio standing at 1.62%.
The country last reported lower than 689 daily infections in June 2021, when the stats showed that 663 new cases of the virus were reported in a single day.
Eighteen people died over the past 24 hours across Pakistan from the infection, pushing the total deaths in the country from the infection to 28,152.
As far as the recoveries are concerned, Pakistan's total figure has pushed to 1,189,742. The NCOC states that there are no patients currently on ventilators in Balochistan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Gilgit-Baltistan.
