Pakistan records lowest single-day COVID tally

By Aamir Latif

KARACHI, Pakistan (AA)- In an indication of a dwindling fourth wave of coronavirus, Pakistan logged slightly more than 450 new infections over the past 24 hours, the lowest single-day tally since October last year, the Health Ministry said

The daily tally had fallen below 500 last year in October.

With 457 new cases, the country's overall caseload has reached 1,273,560, with 1,222,559 recoveries.

Another 10 people lost their lives due to the coronavirus, raising the death toll to 28,456.

According to the Health Ministry, some 70 million citizens have taken at least one dose of the coronavirus vaccine -- of them 40 million are fully vaccinated.

Planning Minister Asad Umar, who leads the country's anti-virus strategy, told reporters that the government has set a target to fully vaccinate 70 million people of its 210 million total population by the end of this year.

The government has already lifted most of coronavirus restrictions, allowing workplaces and schools to operate with fully capacity.