ISLAMABAD: The National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC) on Monday claimed that over 200,000 people were being vaccinated daily across the country and the number of overall vaccine doses so far administered was5,574,823.

According to data, 3,060 people contracted the virus and 57 died in the last 24 hours. As many as 506 patients were on ventilators across the country.

The data of different cities showed that inMultan,67 per cent vents were in use,followed by Lahore, 43pc;Bahawalpur, 40pc andPeshawar, 35pc vents. The most oxygenated beds were in use in Multan where the occupancy percentage was 59, followed by Swabi, 47pc;Peshawar, 39pc andBahawalpur, 37pc.

The number of active cases, which had surpassed 90,000 last month, was 62,917 as of May 24.

A total of 903,599 people have so far been infected by the virus, out of which 820,374 recovered and 20,308 died. At present, there are 4,763 patients under treatment in hospitals across the country.

The NCOC had decided to open educational institutions in cities with less than 5pc positivity ratio, restaurants and tourist destinations from May 24. However it decided to continue curbs on shrines, cinemas, indoor dining, contact sports, festivals and indoor/outdoor gatherings and keep inter-provincial public transport suspended on weekends.

The forum allowed resumption of elective surgeries and holding of outdoor marriage ceremonies, with a maximum 150 individuals, from June 1. It also permitted holding of board exams after June 20. Those educational institutions that will not open on May 24 can resume from June 7, again in a staggered manner and decisions will be reviewed on May 27.

Meanwhile, a number of sectors, including tourism, opened on Monday.