ISLAMABAD - Pakistan on Thursday reported 979 new cases of coronavirus (COVID-19) and 1,499 recoveries from the disease during the last 24 hours.

Twenty-seven corona patients died during the past 24 hours, according to the National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC), the principal body governing the policies and implementation of the national COVID-19 effort of Pakistan.

Since the pandemic outbreak, Pakistan has reported a total of 957,371 coronavirus cases with 22,281 deaths so far.

409,972 doses of the COVID-19 vaccine were administered during the past 24 hours and the total number of doses provided as yet stands at 15,581,402.

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