Open AccessCURRENT SITUATION OF COVID-19 AND VACCINATION IN PAKISTAN: JULY 2021
Author(s) -
Irum Naureen,
Ayesha Saleem,
Attique Nawaz
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
international journal of engineering applied science and technology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2455-2143
DOI - 10.33564/ijeast.2021.v06i03.008
Subject(s) - medicine , covid-19 , outbreak , vaccination , public health , pediatrics , virology , infectious disease (medical specialty) , disease , pathology
COVID-19is thought to be expended inPakistan. On February 26, 2020 first case wasreported in Karachi. On January 30 world healthorganization (WHO) coronavirus outbreak on thesixth public health emergency of internationalconcern (PHEIC)announced that coronavirus isepidemic. WHO set up an instructive programplanned to control the increase rate of COVID-19cases. COVID-19 spread very fastly from personto person within few days and months leads toincrease rate of Patients. According to latestupdated report 2,452 confirmed coronavirus caseswere reported in Pakistan. According to thereport: 49,503 test were positive: 4.95% deaths (30persons died) and 903 recoveries were recorded.Overall the Active Cases 48,850 and critical cases24 in last 24 hours reported. Coronavirus caseswere reported in Punjab 350,618 deaths 10,881and recoveries 329,756. In Sindh confirmed caseswere 356,929 deaths 5,720 and recoveries 320,600.In KPK confirmed cases reported 140,818 deaths4,386 recoveries 134,144. Balochistan recordedreport of confirmed cases 29,110 deaths 319 andrecoveries 27,261. AJK reported confirmed cases22,116 deaths 601 and recoveries 19,995 while inGB confirmed cases recorded 7,414 deaths 117and recoveries 6, 432. Six vaccines approved inPakistan Sinopharm, Cansino, Sinovic, sputnik,AstraZeneca, and Moderna (mRna-1273).Pakistan total dose administered 22,735,993 fullyvaccinated 4.550,696 and partially vaccinated18,185,297. Vaccination start on 3 February and18 above start on June 3. It was observed thatCOVID-19 cases increases due to traveling fromone country to another country. In PakistanCOVID-19 cases is high due to importation andtraveling to meet other peoples that suffer indiseases. Pakistan need to follow high and goodprecautions rules and strict step in order todecrease the COVID-19 cases.