ISLAMABAD: As the number of coronavirus cases in the country crossed 200,000 after, over 92,000 people have so far been cured of Covid-19, said National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC) on Sunday.

According to NCOC data, 25,013 tests conducted during last 24 hours and 92,624 people recovered so far across the country making it a significant count.

It also said that total active Covid-19 cases in the country are 106,213 and 502 vents occupied across the country out of 1562 vents allocated for COVID-19.

The NCOC also said that a total of 202,955 cases detected so far (AJK 1027, Balochistan 10261, GB 1423, ICT 12395, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa 25380, Punjab 74202, Sindh 78267.

About the details on deaths the data said that 4,118 deaths have occurred including 1243 in Sindh, Punjab 1673, KP 914, ICT 122, Balochistan 114, Gilgit Baltistan 24 and Azad jammu and Kashmir (AJK) 28.

It said that 1,239,153 tests have been conducted and 768 hospitals with Covid-19 facilities with 5,342 patients admitted across the country.

The government also provided 189 additional oxygenated beds in Islamabad in a four days' time span to meet contingency requirements.

The special assistant to the prime minister on national health services Dr Zafar Mirza in an online meeting told Regional Director of World Health Organization (WHO) Dr Ahmed Al-Mandhari that Pakistan was fighting COVID-19 through a robust coordinated national response.

Purpose of the meeting was to discuss Pakistan's COVID-19 response and explore areas where WHO could provide technical guidance and support to the country.

Speaking about political commitment in Pakistan to fighting the disease, Dr Mirza said this was the highest level of uninterrupted political attention to a health-care issue.

Prime Minister Imran Khan chaired the National Coordination Committee with all Provincial Chief Ministers as members, he added.

Copyright Business Recorder, 2020