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Pakistan: COVID-19 positivity rate spikes by 1.3 percent after detection of 152 cases

Jun 20, 2022, at 01:46 am

Islamabad: Pakistan, a nation which has witnessed several deadly rounds of COVID-19 outbreaks, witnessed a 1.3 percent rise in positivity rate after 152 new cases were detected, as per data released by the National Institute of Health on Sunday.

Pakistan detects first case of Omicron sub-variant

May 10, 2022, at 01:14 am

Islamabad: Pakistan has detected its first case of  Omicron sub-variant,  the National Institute of Health, Islamabad confirmed on Monday.

Pakistan announces it is lifting all COVID-19 related restrictions

Mar 16, 2022, at 11:09 pm

Islamabad: Pakistan on Wednesday lifted all Covid-19 related restrictions across the country, saying it "has come close to eliminating the pandemic,".

Pakistan witnesses rise in COVID-19 deaths following days of decline

Feb 23, 2022, at 03:31 pm

Islamabad: Pakistan is slowly witnessing a rise in COVID-19 deaths after days of decline as 43 people succumbed to the virus in a single day, media reports said on Wednesday.

Pakistan registers 6047 new COVID-19 cases

Feb 02, 2022, at 09:15 pm

Islamabad: Pakistan registered 6,047 new Covid-19 cases in the past 24 hours, the National Command and Operation Center (NCOC) said on Wednesday.

Pakistan seeing fifth wave, 7,586 fresh COVID-19 cases recorded in past 24 hours

Jan 23, 2022, at 10:00 pm

Islamabad: Pakistan is witnessing a rise in COVID-19 cases as 7,586 fresh cases were recorded in the past 24 hours, media reports said on Sunday.

Pakistan registers over 4000 COVID-19 cases for second straight day

Jan 16, 2022, at 11:10 pm

Pakistan, a nation that has witnessed several waves of the COVID-19 pandemic, registered 4,000 COVID-19 cases for the second straight day, media reports said on Sunday.

Pakistan registers highest number of daily COVID-19 cases in over two months

Jan 03, 2022, at 09:48 pm

Islamabad: Pakistan registered 708 new cases in the past 24 hours, which is the highest number of COVID-19 cases recorded in a single day since Oct 30.

Pakistan: COVID-19 mortality rate much higher than global rate

Dec 20, 2021, at 04:22 am

Islamabad/UNI: A document of the National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC) has stated that the mortality rate due to COVID-19 in Pakistan was much higher than the rest of the world, Dawn reported here on Sunday.

Pakistan: 46 people die due to COVID-19 in past 24 hours

Oct 02, 2021, at 09:41 pm

Islamabad: Pakistan claimed 46 new deaths due to COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, media reports said on Saturday.

Pakistan registers 2,060 new COVID-19 cases

Sep 25, 2021, at 11:05 pm

Islamabad/UNI/Xinhua: Pakistan reported 2,060 new COVID-19 cases in past 24 hours, the National Command and Operation Center (NCOC) said on Saturday.

Pakistan records 50 fresh COVID-19 deaths

Sep 24, 2021, at 10:35 pm

Islamabad: Fifty people died due to COVID-19 in the past 24 hours in Pakistan, a country which has witnessed several critical wave of the pandemic, the National Command and Operation Center (NCOC) said on Friday.

Pakistan registers 66 new COVID-19 deaths in past 24 hours

Aug 30, 2021, at 10:32 pm

Islamabad: Pakistan, a nation which has witnessed several rounds of COVID-19 pandemic, registered 66 new deaths due to the disease in the past 24 hours, media reports said.

Pakistan registers 25,000 COVID-19 deaths so far

Aug 23, 2021, at 10:56 pm

Islamabad: Pakistan has registered a grim mark of 25,000 deaths due to COVID-19, as per figures released by the government on Monday.

Pakistan records spike in COVID-19 deaths in past 24 hours

Aug 07, 2021, at 07:35 pm

Islamabad: Pakistan recorded 95 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours, the highest death toll recorded due to the virus in the country during the ongoing fourth wave.

Pakistan continues to struggle against COVID-19, 40 deaths reported in past 24 hours

Aug 02, 2021, at 11:01 pm

Islamabad: Pakistan is nce again struggling to keep COVID-19 under control as 40 people died due to the virus in the past 24 hours.

Pakistan: Islamabad authorities planning to impose smart lockdown as positivity rate hits 10.66 pct

Aug 02, 2021, at 05:01 am

Islamabad: Authorities in Islamabad city of Pakistan are planning to impose smart lockdown as coronavirus positivity rate hit 10.66 percent on Sunday.

COVID-19 cases slowly increases in Pakistan, only 3.5 pct people vaccinated so far

Jul 08, 2021, at 12:09 am

Islamabad: Pakistan is witnessing a slow hike in COVID-19 positive cases ever since restrictions were relaxed in the country in recent times.

Pakistan registers 1400 COVID-19 cases

Jul 03, 2021, at 11:05 pm

Islamabad/UNI: Pakistan on Saturday reported 1,400 fresh cases of novel coronavirus during the past 24 hours, pushing the country's caseload to 9,61,085.

Pakistan: Over 3 lakh patients fail to receive second dose of vaccine

Jun 11, 2021, at 11:37 pm

Islamabad: Pakistan is witnessing a major trouble in the fight against COVID-19 as  around 300,000 recipients of the first dose never returned to receive their second jab of the Covid-19 vaccine.

Pakistan records 104 new COVID-19 deaths

May 19, 2021, at 10:08 pm

Islamabad: Pakistan on Wednesday registered 104 new deaths due to COVID-19, taking the total fatality figure to 19856, media reports said.

Tough COVID-19 crisis in Pakistan: Religious congregation, crowded mosques threaten life amid rising cases

May 09, 2021, at 05:37 am

It seems that religion has gripped Pakistan and been given more priority by people and authorities even at a time when the country is battling the dangerous wave of COVID-19.

Lahore to go for complete lockdown on weekends from May 1

May 02, 2021, at 07:26 pm

Pakistan’s second largest city Lahore will undergo a complete lockdown on Saturdays and Sundays starting May 1 to continue spread of the coronavirus infection, an official said Friday.

Coronavirus infection touches 10.2 percent positivity rate in Pakistan

Apr 29, 2021, at 12:39 am

The positivity rate has risen to 10.2 percent in Pakistan, with the country recording over 4,400 new infections in the last 24 hours, taking the total tally to 804,939 on Tuesday, reported The News.

Pakistan warns of closing down major cities if cases continue to rise

Apr 22, 2021, at 09:57 pm

Authorities in Pakistan have warned people that they may have to close down major cities if the Covid-19 cases continue to rise with the current rate, as per a report in Dawn. The warning comes at a time when hospitals across the country are filling rapidly with Covid-19 patients.

Covid-19: Britain to ban entry from Pakistan, three other countries from Apr 9 onwards

Apr 02, 2021, at 11:11 pm

Islamabad/UNI: Pakistan has been added to Britain's travel 'red list', as Pakistani nationals would not be allowed to enter the country from April 9 onwards.

Pakistan tightens restriction as Covid cases continue to rise

Mar 29, 2021, at 04:33 am

Islamabad: Authorities in Pakistan have decided to further tighten restrictions as Covid-19 infections in the country continue to rise, with over 4700 cases reported in the last 24 hours.

Pakistan reports over 4000 cases for first time in eight months

Mar 26, 2021, at 10:48 pm

Islamabad: Pakistan reported 4000 new COVID-19 cases on Friday, a figure registered for the first time in eight months.

Restrictions lifted: Pakistan health experts fear the country may again witness resurgence in number of COVID-19 cases 

Mar 01, 2021, at 09:55 pm

Islamabad: Pakistan health experts fear that there might be a resurgence in the number of COVID-19 cases with coronavirus-related restrictions having been relaxed in the nation.

Pakistan authorises emergency use of Chinese firm Sinopharm's anti-coronavirus vaccine dubbed 'unsafe'

Jan 22, 2021, at 02:42 am

Islamabad: The Pakistan government and its alliance with China continues as PM Imran Khan and the drug authority recently authorised emergency use of Chinese firm Sinopharm's anti-coronavirus vaccine, which a Chinese doctor has dubbed the ‘most unsafe in the world’ claiming that it has 73 side effects..