Omicron-driven fifth wave has begun in Pakistan: Officials – Times of India

ISLAMABAD: As the cases of coronavirus continue to rise in the country, Pakistani officials have warned that the fifth wave triggered by Omicron has begun.
National Command and Operations Center, the principal body governing the policies and implementation of the national COVID-19 effort Pakistan, held a meeting on Monday and discussed pandemic curve chart data, national vaccine strategy and spread of the disease across the country after 708 cases were reported in a single day – the highest since October 30 when 733 infections were detected. It was gone, The News International reported.
The meeting also reviewed the spread of the disease and it was learned that “the fifth wave of COVID-19 which is driven by Omron is spreading very rapidly.”
During the last three days, NOCOC Said positivity ratio Karachi With the maximum number of positive cases reaching 2% to 6%.
It urged people to get vaccinated, wear masks and maintain social distancing to avoid the spread of the fifth wave of coronavirus. It was shared that vaccinated people are less affected by Omicron.
NCOC data shows that the country has recorded the highest number of COVID-19 cases in a single day since October 30, as 708 infections were detected during the last 24 hours.
Figures released by the NCOC show that 45,643 diagnostic tests were conducted overnight, during which 708 people tested positive for coronavirus.
The latest infections pushed the country’s positivity ratio to 1.55%.
Meanwhile, two patients succumbed to the virus during the last 24 hours, taking the nationwide death toll to 28,943, while 144 patients died, taking the total number of recoveries to 1,257,168.

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