The country’s positivity rate jumps to a nine-month high
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan recorded 6,808 new COVID-19 cases during the last 24 hours, the second highest daily case count since the coronavirus pandemic began in 2020, as the Omicron version pushes infections across the country, Data from the National Command and Operation Center (NCOC). ) showed up on Thursday morning.
Pakistan last reported 6,825 daily coronavirus cases on June 13, 2020, making it the highest daily toll of infections.
According to the NCOC, a total of 58,943 tests were conducted across the country in the last 24 hours, of which 6808 were positive, taking the number of infections across the country to 1,345,801.
The country's positivity rate also hit a nine-month high as the infection rate was reported to be 11.55% this morning. Meanwhile, five more patients died of the virus during the same period, taking the total death toll from the virus to 29,042. The condition of 918 patients is said to be critical.
Major cities with more than 10% positivity
Karachi - 41%
Muzaffarabad - 25%
Hyderabad - 17.27%
Islamabad - 15.37%
Lahore - 14.25%
Rawalpindi - 12.75%
Peshawar - 11.20%
Official data shows that the active cases also increased and now stands at 51,094 from just 44,717 in the last 24 hours.
Over 3,100 infections overnight in Karachi
The fifth wave of the COVID-19 pandemic is hitting Karachi hard, as the port city has registered 3,149 cases during the last 24 hours.
After 7670 tests were conducted in the last 24 hours, the positivity rate in the city was reported to be 41%, making it the highest in the country.