Pakistan confirms 1,453 new COVID-19 cases, 46 more deaths

Islamabad, Oct 7: Pakistan on Wednesday confirmed 1,453 new COVID-19 cases and 46 more deaths, the National Command and Operation Center (NCOC) said on Thursday.
The NCOC, a department leading Pakistan’s campaign against the pandemic, said the country has conducted 19,736,872 tests so far and confirmed overall 1,255,321 cases, including 1,182,894 those who have recovered.
The number of active cases has dropped to 44,395 who are under treatment across the country, while 2,934 are in critical condition.
According to the NCOC, the pandemic killed 46 people on Wednesday, increasing the death toll to 28,032.
Pakistan’s southern Sindh province is the most affected region of the country in terms of caseload, with 461,869 infections followed by the eastern Punjab province, which has reported 434,647 infections. UNI