Pakistan reports ten deaths, 424 COVID-19 cases in last 24 hours

ISLAMABAD (92 News) - The novel coronavirus (COVID-19) claimed ten more lives across Pakistan in the last 24 hours, taking the number of fatalities to 6,328. According to the National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC), 424 people tested positive for theCOVID-19 during past 24 hours, bringing the national tally of cases to 297,014. As many as 21,744 samples were tested, out of which 264 turned to be positive. The number of active coronavirus cases stands at 8,761 as 281,925 patients have recuperated. Besides, 1,054 Covid-19 patients are under treatment in 735 hospitals across the country, out of whom 90 are on ventilators. So far, more than 2.6 million tests have been conducted across the country. According to Reuters, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has asked state public health officials to prepare to distribute a potential coronavirus vaccine to high-risk groups as soon as late October.