ISLAMABAD: A record number of 105 people died of the Covid-19 in the last 24 hours in Pakistan, taking the total number of fatalities to 9,010 on Wednesday, the health ministry said, as the country grappled with an intensified second wave of the coronavirus.
The total number of Covid-19 cases reached 445,977 after 2,731 new infections were detected in the last 24 hours, the Ministry of National Health Services said.
The total number of deaths in the country has reached 9,010, it said, adding that a record number of 105 people have died in the last 24 hours.
Out of the total number of deaths, 70 per cent are male and 77.5 per cent people are over the age of 50 years. Some 73 per cent had chronic comorbidities and 91 per cent of the deceased remained hospitalised.
Sindh records most deaths as single-day Covid fatalities hit 105
Pakistan s positivity ratio at 7.2 per cent; fatality rate at 2.02 per cent, against 2.22 per cent globally
A health worker and relatives wearing personal protective equipment (PPE) carry the body of a man, who died due to the coronavirus, for his cremation, in New Delhi. PHOTO: Reuters/File
ISLAMABAD:
Pakistan on Wednesday reported 105 Covid-19 related deaths, the highest it has seen since June. The deaths took the country s death toll to 9,010.
According to the National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC), the most deaths were reported in Sindh, followed by Punjab. The NCOC added that 70 Covid-19 patients died on the ventilator.
Pakistan may introduce C-IVIG therapy as Covid continue to spread
73 die of deadly contagion as 2,459 more test positive
A paramedic wearing protective gloves prepares to take a blood sample from a woman, to be tested for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) anti-body test, at a camp in Karachi. PHOTO: REUTERS/FILE
ISLAMABAD:
Pakistan is on the threshold of becoming the first country to carry out research, mandatory to introduce intravenous immunoglobulin (C-IVIG) therapy at a mass level as ‘severe’ patients under treatment for coronavirus, have 100% recovery rate.
Scientists at the Dow University of Health Sciences (DUHS) in Karachi, who are conducting clinical trials of the C-IVIG therapy for the treatment coronavirus, have said that the trials were very encouraging and remarkable.
Health professionals express serious concern over rising Covid 19 re infections in Pakistan-ANI businessworld.in - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from businessworld.in Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Health professionals express serious concern over rising Covid-19 re-infections in Pakistan ANI | Updated: Dec 13, 2020 13:16 IST
Karachi [Pakistan], December 13 (ANI): Health professionals in Pakistan have raised serious concerns over the growing incidents of Covid-19 re-infections at various health facilities in the country, where several patients have been reported having coronavirus for a second time with severe illness.
Earlier perceived as a rare phenomenon, a rising number of coronavirus re-infection cases have started ringing alarm bells among health professionals in major cities of the country, reported The News on Sunday.
However, policymakers and planners are not worried about the situation, claiming that the Covid-19 re-infection was still something that was not fully established and cannot be considered as a threat as of now.