The national Covid positivity ratio on Sunday crossed 4 percent in Pakistan as the fourth wave of covid19 is spreading with every passing day.
Meanwhile, the federal government announced strict measures against violators of standard operating procedures (SOPs) in the wake of the Delta variant fuelling the fourth wave of the virus across the country.
Minister for Planning, Development and Special Initiatives Asad Umar urged the citizens aged 50 years and above to get vaccinated to make themselves safe from the pandemic. In his tweet, the minister said Pakistan had 27.2 million people who were 50 years or older.
“This age group is the most vulnerable to serious health effects of Covid,” he added.
Umar, who is also the head of the National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC), said so far, 5.6 million or 20.6 percent of these had gotten at least one dose of the vaccine.
“Please encourage all in this age group to get vaccinated as soon as possible,” he added.
According to the NCOC daily update, the national tally of total active Covid-19 cases was recorded at 37,499 with 1,980 more people testing positive for the deadly virus and 908 people recovering from the disease. Seventy infected persons were admitted to hospitals in critical condition during the last 24 hours.
A total of 27 coronavirus patients died during the last 24 hours, 26 of whom were under treatment at hospitals and one in his respective home or quarantine facility.
Most of the deaths were reported from Sindh and followed by Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa. Out of the total 27 deaths, 16 were on ventilators.
There were 2,119 Covid-infected patients under treatment in critical condition and 70 of them were admitted to various Covid dedicated healthcare facilities of the country during the last 24 hours.
