Pakistan News Corona virus: high positive rate in two months

 

Pakistan News Corona virus:  high positive rate in two months

"Pakistan News" On October 21, the coronavirus positive rate in Pakistan rose to 2.58%, which is very worrying as it is the highest in two months.

Of the 28,534 tests taken in the sample on Wednesday, 736 came back positive, according to official figures.

"Pakistan coronavirus" To date, there are a total of 324,744 corona virus cases and 6,732 deaths in Pakistan.

Government officials have expressed concern about the country's growing positivity ratio, although it still falls short of the World Health Organization's (WHO) 5% threshold.

"Pakistan coronavirus" Last week, the Minister of Planning and Development, Asad Omar, called the "uncontrollable signs of the rise of the corona virus" when positivity hit 2.37% on October 15.

On Wednesday, however, the positivity rate increased further by 2.58%. The last time Pakistan reported a one per cent increase was 2.68 per cent on August 19.

In addition, in the last three days, Pakistan has been reporting double-digit deaths every day, unlike in September, when the death toll remained mostly in single digits.

The WHO noted in a report that 67% of the 883 hospitals in the country were in critical condition.

The NCO issued a warning

"Pakistan News"  Warning that there is an urgent need to ensure the implementation of standard operating procedures (SOPs) to prevent corona virus, the National Command and Operations Center (NCOC) noted on Wednesday. There has been a clear resurgence of virus cases and deaths.

"The NCOC is keeping a close eye on the situation. If compliance with the SOPs is not observed, the NCO has no choice but to return to take drastic measures to shut down the services. Will be."

"Pakistan News"  The statement said that the NCOC, during a special session for increased surveillance, noted "clear recovery in the corona virus" and also noted the rising death rate attributed to Covid 19. What is it.