Coronavirus local transmission rate reaches 79% from 28% in April
ISLAMABAD (92 News) – The local transmission rate has reached 79 percent from 28 percent during the current month.
As many as 21 percent cases were reported from abroad and the number of patients doubled in 12 days.
On Thursday, the total number of coronavirus infection cases in Pakistan has reached 10,811 and death toll soared to 228.
According to the National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC), these include Punjab, 4,590, Sindh, 3,671, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa 1,453, Balochistan 552, Islamabad Capital Territory 204, Gilgit-Baltistan 290, and Azad Kashmir 51 cases.
So far 2,337 patients of Coronavirus have been recovered, while 228 died (Sindh: 69, Punjab: 58, KP: 83, ICT: 03, Balochistan: 08 and GB: 03) and 60 others are in a critical condition.
124,549 tests have been conducted since outbreak of the pandemic. Local transmission is 79 percent and foreign travel 21 percent. The government has made ready 717 hospitals with Covid facilities with 2779 patients admitted across the country.