Pakistan on Tuesday has reported 4,318 new cases and 118 COVID-19 related deaths in the last 24 hours.

According to statistics shared by National Command and Operations Center (NCOC), the country's nerve center for unified efforts against coronavirus, 50,520 coronavirus tests were taken, 4,138 came out positive, and 57 deaths were reported countrywide in the last 24 hours.

There are currently 4,198 critical patients of COVID-19 admitted at different hospitals in the country.

With these latest statistics, the country's total number of confirmed cases stands at 729,920. Pakistan has so far recorded 15,619 coronavirus-related deaths, and a total of 638,267 patients have recovered from the novel disease.

The positivity ratio reported in the last 24 hours is 8.54%.

Dr. Faisal appeals to people to comply with SOPs to avert spread of COVID-19:

Special Assistant to Prime Minister on National Health Services Dr. Faisal Sultan has appealed to the people to fully comply with the Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) to avert the spread of COVID-19.

Briefing media persons in Islamabad on Monday, he said the burden on the health care system has increased following a surge in positivity ratio especially in big cities of Punjab, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, and Azad Kashmir.

The Special Assistant expressed the confidence that religious scholars will ensure compliance to the SOPs in the mosques during the holy month of Ramadan as was seen in the previous Ramadan.

He said the process of vaccination is underway and asked the people aged above sixty-five to get themselves vaccinated without an appointment.

He asked the people above fifty years to get themselves registered for vaccination whilst those above sixty should get the vaccine on the given date.