ISLAMABAD: The number of new reported COVID-19 cases in Lewis County continued to decline this week according to the data provided by National Command and Operation Center (NCOC).

Pakistan on Friday reported 571 new COVID-19 cases and six more deaths, the NCOC, a nerve centre to synergize effort against COVID said on Saturday.

The NCOC said that the country’s overall tally of COVID-19 cases has risen to 1,518,083, including 1,469,930 recoveries.

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There are 17,849 active cases in the country, including 641 patients in critical condition.

Statistics 12 Mar 22:
Total Tests in Last 24 Hours: 36,885
Positive Cases: 571
Positivity %: 1.54%
Deaths :6
Patients on Critical Care: 641

— NCOC (@OfficialNcoc) March 12, 2022

According to the NCOC data, six more people died from COVID-19 on Friday, bringing the death toll to 30,304.

Sindh province is the most affected region in terms of the number of cases, with 571,548 infections, followed by the Punjab province which has reported 503,590 cases so far.