Vaccination of people aged 60, above to start from March 10

The Covid-19 vaccination drive for those aged 60 and above is to commence from March 10, informed chief of National Command and Operations Centre (NCOC) Asad Umar on Sunday.

“The vaccination of people 60 years and older will be starting from Wednesday the 10th of March. Vaccinations will be done in reverse order by age. Which means the oldest person who has registered will be vaccinated first. Full details will be issued tomorrow,” the minister tweeted.

Covid situation

As per the daily statistics released by Punjab’s healthcare department today, the province recorded over 1,000 cases in a singe day since July. The province’s confirmed tally reached 177,008 with the new cases.

The vaccination of people 60 years and older will be starting from Wednesday the 10th of March. Vaccinations will be done in reverse order by age. Which means the oldest person who has registered will be vaccinated first. Full details will be issued tomorrow.

— Asad Umar (@Asad_Umar) March 7, 2021

On the other hand, Pakistan’s tally for confirmed cases reached 590,508 after it recorded a total of 1,780 cases from across the country, on Saturday.

With 39 more deaths, the country’s death toll now stands at 13,205.

According to the government’s official Covid-19 portal, the fresh cases were reported against a total of 38,887 tests conducted in a day.

The country has so far seen 559,248 recoveries, with 1,038 recorded on Saturday.