ISLAMABAD, July 30 (Online): National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) Chairman Lieutenant General Muhammad Afzal has said the best measures taken by the government has led to significant drop in coronavirus cases in Pakistan.
Addressing a ceremony in connection with distribution of ventilators under the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), Muhammad Afzal thanked the USAID for its cooperation with Pakistan against COVID-19.
He further added that the National Command and Operation Center (NCOC) and the NDMA played important role to counter the pandemic. We are aware of the coronavirus challenges that Pakistan is facing, he added.
It should be known that COVID-19 epidemic has claimed 32 lives while 1,114 positive cases have been reported in 24 hours in the country.
2,138 individuals have lost their lives to the epidemic in Punjab, 2,189 in Sindh, 1,192 in KP, 136 in Balochistan, 165 in Islamabad, 53 in GB and 51 in Azad Kashmir.
National Command and Operation Center (NCOC) latest statistics said 1,114 persons have been tested positive for COVID-19 in 24 hours taking the tally to 277,402. The fatalities have swelled to 5,924 all over the country.
About 246,231 corona patients have recovered in the country. Corona cases are fast declining in Pakistan as is evident from total active corona cases which stand at 25,347.
Overall 1,952,730 coronavirus tests have been conducted so far and 21,628 in last 24 hours. 1,179 patients are in critical condition. 132 testing laboratories are functioning in the country.
As many as 120,052 coronavirus cases have been confirmed in Sindh, 92,655 in Punjab, 33,845 in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, 14,987 in Islamabad, 11,708 in Balochistan, 2,065 in Azad Kashmir and 2,090 in Gilgit-Baltistan.
According to NCOC, 233 patients are on ventilators in the country while corona ventilators available in hospitals stand at 1859.
Covid-19 Pakistan: 32 people lost their lives in last 24 hours
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