Pakistan’s positivity ratio rose to 8.16%, the highest since August 11, when 52,522 tests were conducted across the country in the last 24 hours, compared to 7.36% from the previous day, the National Command and Operation Center (NCOC) said. ) has been revealed from the data. Saturday morning.
The NCOC said the highest number of cases in the country at 4,286 in the last 24 hours since August 25, 2021.
The total cases have crossed 1.32 million after the new infections were detected, while the death toll now stands at 29,003 as there were four deaths from the coronavirus in the last 24 hours.
City-Wise Positivity Breakdown:
Karachi: 35.30%
Muzaffarabad: 11.90%
Rawalpindi: 9.94%
Lahore 8.5%
Islamabad: 6.95%
‘Karachi expected to report 50% positivity ratio’
Meanwhile, federal health officials told geo news He expects the situation to change in Karachi in the coming weeks as the positivity ratio may reach 50%, which may lead to an increase in the number of hospitalisations.
Officials also said that the cases were expected to rise to 6,000.
Sindh called a meeting amid rising cases
Chief Minister Sindh Murad Ali Shah has called a meeting of the provincial government today to discuss the situation of Kovid-19 in Karachi.
According to geo news Sources, members of the COVID-19 Task Force, Sindh Health Department and health experts will attend the meeting to talk about the ongoing situation in the city.
Separately, speaking to reporters in Karachi on Friday, CM Shah had also said that the decision on lockdown and closure of educational institutions would be taken in line with the recommendations of the NCOC.
CM Shah had said that coronavirus cases were spreading at a rapid pace but the situation was under control as hospitalizations and patients in intensive care units (ICUs) in the port city were low.
booster dose
The NCOC had also announced that all citizens above the age of 18 could get a booster jab of the coronavirus vaccine, as the Omicron version spurred infections across the country.
People will be given a free booster dose after a gap of six months from the completion of vaccination.