According to an infectious disease expert, Pakistan has dropped 61% of its COVID-19 high, and cases are on the decline as the world fights the third phase of the pandemic.
Dr. Faheem Younus, director of infectious diseases at the University of Maryland Upper Chesapeake Health in the United States, made this comment after reviewing the available evidence.
He mentioned that the number of cases has dropped to 11/100,000 and published a graph from Reuters showing that Pakistan has dropped to 61% of its COVID-19 high, and cases are on the decline.
According to available data, Pakistan is down to 61% of peak and cases are FALLING to 11/100,000
That’s good. Stay at it until case counts are <5/100,000 and speed up vaccinations https://t.co/psF8tb6OO4 pic.twitter.com/FpmCAW6LTg
— Faheem Younus, MD (@FaheemYounus) May 14, 2021
“That’s good. Stay at it until case counts are <5/100,000 and speed up vaccinations,” Dr. Younus advised.
According to Reuters’ daily coronavirus report on Pakistan, the total number of new infections recorded per day in Pakistan has dropped by more than 1,900 in the last three weeks, accounting for 34% of the previous high.
Since the pandemic began, the world has recorded 870,703 infections and 19,336 coronavirus-related deaths.
So far, Pakistan has distributed at least 3,705,244 doses of the COVID vaccine. Assuming that each individual requires two doses that is enough to vaccinate approximately 0.9 percent of the population.
As the country celebrates Eid, Pakistan loses 48 more people to coronavirus
On Friday, Pakistan confirmed 2,517 new coronavirus infections. Besides with the nation reporting fewer cases of the infection than a few weeks earlier.
According to the National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC), Pakistan conducted 30,700 coronavirus samples in the last 24 hours, with 2,517 of them returning positive.
As of today, the positivity ratio in Pakistan is 8.19 percent.
According to NCOC, at least 48 people have died as a result of the virus in the last 24 hours across the world.
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