ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Tuesday recorded the lowest daily coronavirus cases in more than month at 2,597, official figures suggested, as the virus positivity rate dropped down to 5.40 percent in the country.
The South Asian nation has been battling an omicron-driven fifth wave of virus infections. However, the number of cases has been on the decline in the country.
The country reported 27 deaths from the virus in the last 24 hours, according to the National Command and Operation Center (NCOC), which oversees Pakistan's pandemic response.
There are 75,405 active cases across the country, of which 1,588 people are in critical care.
On Monday, the NCOC announced that over 200 million coronavirus vaccine doses had been administered in the country since a national inoculation drive kicked off a year ago.
Pakistan, with a population of 220 million, rolled out its vaccine campaign in February 2021, prioritizing healthcare workers and the elderly. It has since expanded its campaign to include the entire eligible population.
“Total vaccine administered till now: 200,825,508,” the NCOC said on Twitter.
Over 92 million Pakistanis are fully vaccinated and over 119 million have received a first dose of a COVID-19 vaccine.
Last month, Pakistan reported over 7,000 COVID-19 cases in a single day, its highest daily number of infections since the pandemic began, with the South Asian nation imposing new restrictions to curb the fast-spreading omicron variant.
After a sluggish start to the inoculation campaign, a new requirement last year for vaccination certificates to attend schools and offices and use public transport and take flights led to a rush of people seeking shots.
