1,021 new COVID-19 cases reported

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan continues to witness downward trend of COVID-19 cases, as the country has reported 1,021 new cases of the pandemic over the past 24 hours, according to the National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC). The nerve centre of the country’s COVID-19 response said 21 more people succumbed to the viral disease during this period, lifting the death toll to  28,173. Statistics 13 Oct 21: … Continue reading 1,021 new COVID-19 cases reported

35 more succumb to coronavirus, 1,656 test positive

ISLAMABAD: Coronavirus claimed 35 more lives across the country in the past 24 hours, taking the nationwide death toll to 27,866. According to the National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC), 1,656 more people were diagnosed with the viral disease during this period, pushing the tally of confirmed infections to 1,249,858. ALSO READ: 7M MORE COVID VACCINE DOSES ARRIVE IN PAKISTAN A total of 50,779 samples … Continue reading 35 more succumb to coronavirus, 1,656 test positive

At least 304 dead, 1,800 hurt as powerful quake slams Haiti

A powerful magnitude 7.2 earthquake struck Haiti on Saturday, killing at least 304 people, injuring a minimum of 1,800 others and destroying hundreds of homes. People in the Caribbean island nation rushed into the streets to seek safety and to help rescue those trapped in the rubble of collapsed homes, hotels and other structures. Saturday’s earthquake struck the southwestern part of the hemisphere’s poorest nation, … Continue reading At least 304 dead, 1,800 hurt as powerful quake slams Haiti