SINDH REPORTS 35 CASES OF DELTA COVID-19 VARIANT

As many as 35 cases of the Indian Delta variant of the COVID-19 have been reported in Sindh, confirmed provincial health department on Tuesday, reported.

Secretary health Sindh, Qasim Soomro said five members of a family hailing from Karachi’s Lyari confirmed infected with the Indian Delta variant of the coronavirus.

The condition of four people is said to be critical and they are currently hospitalised. Soomro further said that the authorities are tracing the people who met with the infected people recently in a bid to control the spread of the deadly variant.
The citizens have been advised to get themselves vaccinated as soon as possible to avoid the further spread of the virus.

Earlier this month, 20 people were diagnosed with the delta variant of Covid-19 in the Rawalpindi district.

What is the Delta variant of Covid-19?
Multiple SARS-CoV-2 variants are circulating globally. One of these is the B.1.617 lineage, detected in India earlier this year. Early evidence suggests that its sub-lineage B.1.617.2, known as the Delta variant, is more transmissible than contemporary lineages.

The World Health Organizaton (WHO), which has given it the label Delta, has categorised it as a variant of concern (VOC). It has said it continues to observe “significantly increased transmissibility” and a “growing number of countries reporting outbreaks associated with this variant”.

WHO classifies a variant as a VOC when it is associated with an increase in transmissibility or detrimental change in Covid-19 epidemiology; increase in virulence; or decrease in the effectiveness of public health measures or available diagnostics, vaccines, therapeutics.

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Corona claims 21 more lives in a day

The COVID-19 has claimed 21 more lives in Pakistan, pushing the country’s virus tally to 976,867.

According to the latest figures released by the National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC), the nationwide death toll currently stands at 22,618 after the latest inclusion of the fatalities.

1,590 persons tested positive for COVID-19 in the past 24 hours.
The total number of tests conducted so far in the country stands at 15,152,403 after 43,790 tests were conducted in the previous 24 hours.

The infection rate slightly dropped to 3.63 per cent from yesterday’s 3.84%

There are a total of 39,644 active cases in the country at present as 732 more people recuperated from the disease overnight, taking the number of recovered people to 914,605.

Yesterday, Special Assistant to Prime Minister (SAPM) on Health Dr. Faisal Sultan had said that Pakistan was facing the fourth COVID wave and urged the public to adopt SOPs and get vaccinated.

In a virtual media briefing, the health minister had said that there is a surge in COVID cases in the country as they face the fourth wave. “Public should strictly follow COVID SOPs,” he said.

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Corona claims 21 more lives in a day

The COVID-19 has claimed 21 more lives in Pakistan, pushing the country’s virus tally to 976,867.

According to the latest figures released by the National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC), the nationwide death toll currently stands at 22,618 after the latest inclusion of the fatalities.

1,590 persons tested positive for COVID-19 in the past 24 hours.
The total number of tests conducted so far in the country stands at 15,152,403 after 43,790 tests were conducted in the previous 24 hours.

The infection rate slightly dropped to 3.63 per cent from yesterday’s 3.84%

There are a total of 39,644 active cases in the country at present as 732 more people recuperated from the disease overnight, taking the number of recovered people to 914,605.

Yesterday, Special Assistant to Prime Minister (SAPM) on Health Dr. Faisal Sultan had said that Pakistan was facing the fourth COVID wave and urged the public to adopt SOPs and get vaccinated.

In a virtual media briefing, the health minister had said that there is a surge in COVID cases in the country as they face the fourth wave. “Public should strictly follow COVID SOPs,” he said.

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Pakistan Army may be called in to implement coronavirus SOPs: SAPM Dr Faisal Sultan

The Pakistan Army may be called in to implement coronavirus standard operating procedures, says Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on National Health Services Dr Faisal Sultan.

He said this may happen as coronavirus cases have increased due to the negligence of citizens. Dr Sultan was speaking to the media in Islamabad on Monday.

He said that the last few weeks have seen an increase in COVID-19 cases, with the positivity rate going up from 2% to 4%. He also spoke about the rapid increase in the Delta variant of coronavirus cases after an increase in the Alpha variant.

Dr Sultan said the main cause of this surge is violation of SOPs and the new variant of coronavirus coming from India

Dr Sultan expressed the belief that the best strategy to deal with coronavirus is to complete your vaccination. follow restrictions, wear a masks in public places. He said vaccination is necessary and that the country has an abundance of vaccines.

It is necessary, he said, to implement the existing SOPs and coronavirus restrictions. He said people can travel once they are vaccinated and stressed that it is necessary to have a vaccination certificate to travel during the upcoming Eidul Adha holidays.

The SAPM on health said SOPs will be strictly enforced in major cities and tourist destinations.

COVID-19 situation worsening in Pakistan

In Pakistan, 15 more people died from the global coronavirus epidemic and 1,808 new cases were reported Monday morning.

According to the latest statistics by the National Command and Operation Center, 47,015 tests for coronavirus were conducted across the country in the last 24 hours, of which 1,808 people tested positive.

According to the official portal, the country's positivity rate stands at 3.84%.

According to the NCOC, the number of deaths from coronavirus has risen to 22,597 across the country, while the number of people affected has reached 975,092.

Read more: Pakistan's COVID-19 cases saw 'definitive' uptick in last 7 days: Dr Faisal Sultan

During the last 24 hours, the most deaths occurred in Sindh followed by Punjab. Out of the 15 deaths in the last 24 hours, nine people died on ventilators.

The total active COVID-19 cases in Pakistan are 38,622 as of July 12.

 

 

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Pakistan Army may be called in to implement coronavirus SOPs: SAPM Dr Faisal Sultan

The Pakistan Army may be called in to implement coronavirus standard operating procedures, says Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on National Health Services Dr Faisal Sultan.

He said this may happen as coronavirus cases have increased due to the negligence of citizens. Dr Sultan was speaking to the media in Islamabad on Monday.

He said that the last few weeks have seen an increase in COVID-19 cases, with the positivity rate going up from 2% to 4%. He also spoke about the rapid increase in the Delta variant of coronavirus cases after an increase in the Alpha variant.

Dr Sultan said the main cause of this surge is violation of SOPs and the new variant of coronavirus coming from India

Dr Sultan expressed the belief that the best strategy to deal with coronavirus is to complete your vaccination. follow restrictions, wear a masks in public places. He said vaccination is necessary and that the country has an abundance of vaccines.

It is necessary, he said, to implement the existing SOPs and coronavirus restrictions. He said people can travel once they are vaccinated and stressed that it is necessary to have a vaccination certificate to travel during the upcoming Eidul Adha holidays.

The SAPM on health said SOPs will be strictly enforced in major cities and tourist destinations.

COVID-19 situation worsening in Pakistan

In Pakistan, 15 more people died from the global coronavirus epidemic and 1,808 new cases were reported Monday morning.

According to the latest statistics by the National Command and Operation Center, 47,015 tests for coronavirus were conducted across the country in the last 24 hours, of which 1,808 people tested positive.

According to the official portal, the country's positivity rate stands at 3.84%.

According to the NCOC, the number of deaths from coronavirus has risen to 22,597 across the country, while the number of people affected has reached 975,092.

Read more: Pakistan's COVID-19 cases saw 'definitive' uptick in last 7 days: Dr Faisal Sultan

During the last 24 hours, the most deaths occurred in Sindh followed by Punjab. Out of the 15 deaths in the last 24 hours, nine people died on ventilators.

The total active COVID-19 cases in Pakistan are 38,622 as of July 12.

 

 

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Corona claims 15 more lives in Pakistan

The COVID-19 has claimed 15 more lives in Pakistan over the past 24 hours, taking the country’s virus tally to 975,092.

According to the latest figures released by the National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC), the nationwide death toll currently stands at 22,597 after the latest inclusion of the fatalities.

As many as 47,015 tests were conducted in the previous 24 hours, out of which results of 1,808 patients came back positive.

The infection rate slightly dropped to 3.84 per cent from yesterday’s 4.09%, it said.

There are a total of 38,622 active cases in the country at present as 670 more people recuperated from the disease overnight, taking the number of recovered people to 913,873.
As of July 12, 15,941,609 people have received partial doses of the COVID-19 vaccine and 3,942,291 were fully vaccinated against the pandemic. Overall 19,883,900 vaccine doses have been administered.

On Sunday, Minister for Planning and Development and head of the National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC) Asad Umar had called for vaccinating people in the age group above 50 saying that they are most vulnerable against COVID-19.

Taking to Twitter to make an appeal, the federal minister had said that Pakistan has a population of 27.2 million falling under the category of above 50 age group.

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Corona claims 15 more lives in Pakistan

The COVID-19 has claimed 15 more lives in Pakistan over the past 24 hours, taking the country’s virus tally to 975,092.

According to the latest figures released by the National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC), the nationwide death toll currently stands at 22,597 after the latest inclusion of the fatalities.

As many as 47,015 tests were conducted in the previous 24 hours, out of which results of 1,808 patients came back positive.

The infection rate slightly dropped to 3.84 per cent from yesterday’s 4.09%, it said.

There are a total of 38,622 active cases in the country at present as 670 more people recuperated from the disease overnight, taking the number of recovered people to 913,873.
As of July 12, 15,941,609 people have received partial doses of the COVID-19 vaccine and 3,942,291 were fully vaccinated against the pandemic. Overall 19,883,900 vaccine doses have been administered.

On Sunday, Minister for Planning and Development and head of the National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC) Asad Umar had called for vaccinating people in the age group above 50 saying that they are most vulnerable against COVID-19.

Taking to Twitter to make an appeal, the federal minister had said that Pakistan has a population of 27.2 million falling under the category of above 50 age group.

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