A day after the National Command and Control Centre (NCOC) re-imposed restrictions to curb the spread of Covid-19 in the country, Pakistan reported more than 2,000 virus cases for the first time since January.
According to official data, Pakistan has reported 2,258 cases in the last 24 hours, marking the first time the country has reported over 2,000 infections since January 29, when 2,186 cases were recorded.
An NCOC press release stated that 42,164 tests were conducted on March 10, which translates into a positivity rate of 5.3 per cent, while the total number of active cases in the country is 17,627 as of March 11.
Breakdown of cases reported during last 24 hours:
Punjab: 1,290 cases, Islamabad: 350 cases
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa: 289 cases, Sindh: 256 cases, Azad Jammu and Kashmir: 57 cases
Balochistan: 16 cases
With the new cases, the national tally has risen to 597,497.
The NCOC also shared the percentage of ventilators occupied in four major areas of the country. According to the breakdown, Lahore has the rate of ventilator occupancy at 39 per cent.
Highest ventilator occupancy rates
Lahore: 39pc, Islamabad: 37pc
Peshawar: 24pc, Multan: 21pc
Furthermore, another city in Punjab — Gujrat — has the highest rate of oxygen beds currently occupied at 94pc, highlighting a worsening situation in the province.
Source: dawn.com
Wednesday, April 29, 2026
