Pakistan’s daily new COVID-19 cases cross 2000 after 3 months, over 1 mln vaccinated – Xinhua

ISLAMABAD, Jan. 12 (Xinhua) — Pakistan on Tuesday reported more than 2,000 new COVID-19 cases after a period of over three months, the National Command and Operation Center (NCOC) said on Wednesday.

The NCOC said the country confirmed 2,074 new COVID-19 cases, increasing the overall cases to 1,309,248 so far, including 1,259,699 recoveries.

Earlier, the country had reported 2,060 cases on Sept. 24 last year before the infection rate started dropping consistently due to strict measures, including vaccination.

The active cases have also increased to 20,562 including 628 in critical condition.

According to the NCOC data, the pandemic killed 13 people on Tuesday, bringing the death toll to 28,987.

Pakistan’s southern Sindh province is the most affected region of the country in terms of the number of cases with 490,010 infections followed by the eastern Punjab province which has reported 448,924 cases so far.

Earlier on Tuesday, Chairman of the NCOC Asad Umar said that the country has achieved another milestone in the vaccination campaign by crossing the mark of 100 million people who have received at least one dose, including nearly 75 million those who have been fully vaccinated. ?

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