With surging COVID-19 cases each day, the oxygen supply capacity in Pakistan is now under stress: Asad Umar

With surging COVID-19 cases each day, the oxygen supply capacity in Pakistan is now under stress!

COVID-19 claimed 73 lives and infected 5,152 more people in the past 24 hours across the country.

Minister for Planning, Development, and Special Initiatives Asad Umar taking to social media warns of the situation and stressed that the need for safety precautions is greater than ever.

“Hospital fill up continuing to grow. Critical care patients now above 4500, which is 30% higher than the peak in June last year. Oxygen supply capacity in the country is now under stress. Sop compliance remains low. We are making a huge mistake by not following sop’s,” Asad Umar said in a tweet.

Hospital fill up continuing to grow. Critical care patients now above 4500, which is 30% higher than peak in june last year. Oxygen supply capacity in the country is now under stress. Sop compliance remains low. We are making a huge mistake by not following sop's

— Asad Umar (@Asad_Umar) April 19, 2021

“Global covid cases exceeding 750,000 per day and deaths more than 13,000. We are seeing some of the worst numbers since covid started. Our neighborhood in severe crises. Daily deaths in Iran more than 300 and India more than 1600. Need for safety precautions greater than ever,”  he added.

Global covid cases exceeding 750,000 per day and deaths more than 13,000. We are seeing some of the worst numbers since covid started. Our neighborhood in severe crises. Daily deaths in iran more than 300 and India more than 1600. Need for safety precautions greater than ever

— Asad Umar (@Asad_Umar) April 19, 2021

Pakistan Coronavirus Updates

According to the data available with the National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC), 5,152 new  COVID-19 cases were reported on Monday. 

The condition of 69 patients is stated to be critical.

During the last 24 hours, 60,162 tests were conducted.

The coronavirus cases positivity rate in the country remained at 8.56 percent.

Statistics 19 April 21:
Total Tests in Last 24 Hours: 60,162
Positive Cases: 5152
Positivity % : 8.56%
Deaths : 73

— NFRCC (@NFRCCofficial) April 18, 2021

Meanwhile, the number of people who have recovered from the coronavirus in Pakistan has reached 662,845 after 3,362 more recoveries were reported in the country during the last 24 hours.