Pakistan reports 1,293 new Covid-19 cases

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Thursday reported 1,293 new Covid-19 cases and six more deaths, the National Command and Operation Center (NCOC) said on Friday.

The NCOC, a department leading the nation’s campaign against the pandemic, said that the country had confirmed overall 1,301,141 cases so far, including 1,258,086 recoveries.

The active cases in the country have surged to 14,094 including 609 in critical condition.

According to the NCOC data, the pandemic killed six people on Thursday, increasing the death toll to 28,961.

Sindh is the most affected region of the country in terms of the number of cases with 484,985 infections, followed by the Punjab which has reported 446,676 cases so far.

On Thursday, Federal Minister for Planning and Development and NCOC Chief Asad Umar had ruled out the option of imposing lockdown in the country.