ISLAMABAD, May 19 — Pakistan reported 3,256 new COVID-19 cases over the last 24 hours, bringing the total number of confirmed cases to 886,184, the National Command and Operation Center (NCOC) said on Wednesday.
The country’s eastern Punjab province was the worst-hit region with 329,913 confirmed cases, followed by southern Sindh province where 301,247 people have been tested positive, the NCOC said in a statement.
A total of 104 people died across the country during the last 24 hours, raising the death toll to 19,856, said the statement, adding that 799,951 people have recovered while 4,549 patients are in critical condition.
The country has conducted 12,552,339 tests officially so far since February of last year, and a total of 212,625 COVID-19 vaccine doses were administered on Tuesday, increasing the tally to 4,745,378 doses, according to the NCOC.
Special Assistant to the Pakistani Prime Minister on Health Faisal Sultan on Wednesday urged people to be vaccinated as early as possible, adding that the country has sufficient stock of vaccines.
“I want to advise people to go for vaccination against the virus because it would help them avoid health complications and hospitalization,” the official said.
The prime minister’s aide also asked the citizens to follow standard operating procedures related to COVID-19 announced by the government. (Xinhua) -jlo
