COVID-19 outbreak: 23 deaths, 1,637 infections reported across country in 24 hours

(Karachi) At least 1,637 people contracted coronavirus infection while 23 more fell prey to the disease during 24 hours, as per statistics issued by National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC) stated on Tuesday.

As per details, tests of 31,904 people were conducted while the figure of patients recovered from the virus has reached 319,431.

So far, coronavirus disease has claimed lives of 7,000 people. Since the pandemic outbreak, a total of 346,476 cases were detected, including Sindh reporting 150,834, Punjab 107,329, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa 40,843, Balochistan 16,152, Islamabad 22,110, Azad Jammu and Kashmir 4,830, and Gilgit Baltistan 4,378.

A total of 474,1507 corona tests have been conducted so far, while 1,052 corona patients admitted in hospitals across the country are said to be in critical condition.

Earlier, the NCOC issued a lockdown warning and called for better compliance with Covid-19 standard operating procedures (SOPs) in wake of increase in the country's positivity rate, virus-related deaths and hospital admissions.

The forum noted that the positivity ratio had risen which is 40 percent higher while deaths were also increasing. It also noted that Muzaffarabad, Hyderabad, Karachi and Gilgit-Baltistan have a higher positivity ratio along with other areas across the country.

The NCOC also launched a Whatsapp number for registration of COVID-19 related violations by the public..

As part of the service, people can report any violations related to COVID-19 SOPs like non wearing of mask, non-adherence to social distancing, over-crowding at public places etc.