In the last 24 hours, Pakistan recorded 80 deaths while 1,843 people tested positive for COVID-19, according to the latest statistics released by the National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC). Most casualties were seen in the province of Punjab followed by Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP).
As of June 2, the total active COVID-19 cases in Pakistan stand at 55,042. On Wednesday, 47,183 tests were conducted with Sindh conducting 11,284; Punjab: 21,889; Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP): 7,699; Islamabad(ICT): 4,023; Balochistan: 1,414; Gilgit-Baltistan(GB): 307 and Azad Kashmir (AJK): 567.
Out of 1,756 ventilators reserved for COVID-19 patients in the country, 446 ventilators are currently occupied. There is no patient on the ventilator in AJK, GB, and Balochistan. So far, Pakistan has seen a total of 908,576 recoveries.
A total of 924,667 cases have been detected so far in the country with AJK reporting 19,287; Balochistan: 25,292; GB: 5,600; ICT: 81,357, KP: 133,124; Punjab:340,557 and Sindh: 319,447.
Till now, Pakistan has recorded 20,930 deaths. Punjab is on top of the list with 10,084 casualties followed by Sindh: 5,051 KP: 4,095; Islamabad: 763; Balochistan: 282; GB: 107 and AJK: 548.
639 hospitals in Pakistan are equipped with COVID-19 facilities with 4,280 patients being treated across the country. A total of 13,316,397 tests have been conducted so far in the country since the pandemic started.
PIA special plane airlifts batch of Sinopharm vaccine from China
Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) special plane airlifted a batch of 500,000 doses of Sinopharm vaccine from the Beijing Capital International Airport to Islamabad on Tuesday.
Another plane of the national flag carrier will transport another batch of 500,000 doses of Sinopharm vaccine procured from China to Pakistan on Wednesday morning, Qadir Bux Sangi, PIA Country Manager for China told APP.
Last Sunday, a special flight PK 6852 transported a consignment of 500,000 doses of Sinovac vaccine from Beijing to Islamabad.
The government has decided to run massive vaccination drive across the country to achieve the target of providing 70 million vaccines to the people aimed at fighting the Covid-19 pandemic. So far, about 5.3 million people have been vaccinated.
