21 more die of Covid-19; 1,590 fresh cases surface
* Lawmaker says delta variant makes up half of cases
July 14, 2021
The coronavirus claimed another 21 lives in the country during the last twenty-four hours, pushing the national death tally to 22,618, said the National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC) on Tuesday.
According to the NCOC data, the country reported 1,590 new cases after 43,790 tests were conducted on July 12. The positivity rate was recorded at 3.63 percent. The total active Covid-19 cases in Pakistan are currently 39,644.
According to NCOC’s figures, the total number of cases has reached 976,867. At least 914,605 people have recovered so far across Pakistan, making it a significant count.