Pakistan records highest ever number of COVID-19 cases

Record ID: 1655856

  • Title: Pakistan records highest ever number of COVID-19 cases
  • Date: 21st January 2022
  • Summary: KARACHI, PAKISTAN (JANUARY 21, 2022) (REUTERS) PEOPLE INCLUDING A TRAFFIC POLICE OFFICIAL (IN WHITE UNIFORM) STANDING IN VACCINATION HALL VACCINATION WORKER PREPARING SYRINGE MAN RECEIVING COVID-19 VACCINATION PEOPLE SITTING IN FRONT OF VACCINATION CENTRE STAFF WOMAN RECEIVING VACCINE PARAMILITARY SOLDIERS WAITING FOR THEIR TURN TO GET VACCINE DOCTOR PREPARING SYRINGE POLI
  • Embargoed: 4th February 2022 14:26
  • Keywords: Covid-19 Karachi Lahore Pakistan boosters coronavirus pandemic restrictions vaccines
  • Location: KARACHI AND LAHORE, PAKISTAN
  • City: KARACHI AND LAHORE, PAKISTAN
  • Country: Pakistan
  • Topics: Asia / Pacific,Health/Medicine
  • Reuters ID: LVA001FV6EZBB
  • Aspect Ratio: 16:9
  • Story Text: Pakistan reported over 7,000 COVID-19 cases in a single day on Friday (January 21), its highest daily number of infections since the pandemic began, as the south Asian nation imposes new restrictions to curb the fast-spreading Omicron variant.
    At least 7,678 cases in the past 24 hours pushed the positivity ratio to 12.93%, the highest ever in the last two years, 23 deaths were also reported in the last 24 hours, according to data from the National Command Operation Centre (NCOC), which is overseeing the pandemic response.
    Karachi, the country’s largest city, recorded its highest ever positivity ratio of 46.58% in the last 24 hours.
    “Amid rising trend of disease across the country a ban on indoor dinning in cities/districts with positivity above 10% has been imposed with effect from January 21,” said a notification issued by (NCOC).
    The government authorised booster vaccination shots for citizens over the age of 30. Vaccination of children over the age of 12 has been made mandatory to attend the schools and children under 12 will attend schools with 50% attendance.
    About 70 million people in Pakistan, or 32% of the population, have had two vaccine doses.
    The infection numbers are lower compared to other countries, such as neighbouring India - but Pakistan tests 50 to 60 thousand people a day with a population of 220 million compared to India where around 1.9 million tests are being done per day.
    (Production: Waseem Sattar, Shahab Shahabuddin)
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