Islamabad, March 7 -- : Pakistan has witnessed a rise in the number of COVID-19 cases by 50 per cent ever since the National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC) eased restrictions late last month, reported Dawn.
As many as 1,714 people contracted the virus and 38 lost their lives in a single day while the number of active cases increased to 17,352 on March 6.
According to the NCOC data, 1,176 cases were recorded on Feb 27 and 1,163 on March 1, but the number suddenly increased to 1,388 on March 2 and 1,519 on March 4.
The data released on Saturday showed that 1,714 cases, which is around 50 per cent rise in less than two weeks, and 38 casualties were reported in a single day, reported Dawn.
Earlier, the NCOC on February 24 had decided t...