Pakistan adds 7978 new COVID-19 cases, 29 more deaths – Xinhua

ISLAMABAD, Jan. 30 (Xinhua) — Pakistan has reported 7,978 new COVID-19 cases over the past 24 hours, the National Command and Operation Center (NCOC) said on Sunday.

The country’s number of overall confirmed cases has risen to 1,417,991, according to the NCOC, the department leading Pakistan’s campaign against the pandemic.

Another 29 people lost their lives over the past 24 hours in Pakistan, taking the death toll to 29,248, according to the NCOC, adding that 1,455 are in critical condition.

During the period, 12,019 patients recovered from COVID-19, bringing the total recoveries to 1,288,738, said the NCOC.

The southern Sindh province is the worst-affected region by the pandemic with 540,023 infections, followed by the eastern Punjab province, which has reported 476,420 cases. ?

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