Pakistan becomes 30th country with 1mn COVID-19 cases

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Web Desk

July 23, 2021

  • Pakistan reports 1,425 COVID-19 cases in last 24 hours, taking countrywide tally of positive cases to 1,000,034.
  • NCOC says 11 new deaths recorded in Pakistan in last 24 hours, taking nationwide death toll to 22,939.
  • The number of active coronavirus cases stands at 53,623, while 923,472 people have recovered in Pakistan.

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan's coronavirus tally on Friday crossed the grim milestone of 1 million cases after the country reported 1,425 new infections during the last 24 hours, the National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC) announced on Friday.

According to the NCOC, 25,215 tests were conducted in the last 24 hours and the positivity ratio was below 6%. The current positivity rate stands at 5.65% and the total number of cases are 1,000,034.

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The NCOC reported the grim milestone exactly two months after Pakistan's tally of positive cases crossed 900,000.

The mark also means that Pakistan has become the 30th country in the world to report more than one million cases. 

 
List of countries with more than a million cases. Source: CNN
List of countries with more than a million cases. Source: CNN 

The nationwide death toll from the coronavirus now stands 22,939 after 11 people lost their lives to the disease.

While the number of recovered patients stands at 923,472 and the active cases of the country are 53,623.

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