KARACHI: The coronavirus positivity ratio of the country dropped below one per cent for the first time since March 2020, data showed on Tuesday.
The fresh statistics released by the National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC) revealed that the Covid-19 positivity ratio during the last 24 hours was 0.94 per cent, with 400 positive cases out of the total 42,373 tests conducted.
Whereas, only 11 lives were lost to the virus in the last 24 hours.
However, the NCOC has also apprised that 1,206 people are on critical care, which means that people still need to be vigilant and get themselves vaccinated as the pandemic is not over yet.
Statistics 9 Nov 21:
Total Tests in Last 24 Hours: 42,373
Positive Cases: 400
Positivity %: 0.94%
Deaths : 11
Patients on Critical Care: 1206— NFRCC (@NFRCCofficial) November 9, 2021
On the flip side, the Economist has released a world normalcy index to pre-pandemic level, which shows that Pakistan is leading the world in terms of normalcy.
Pak tops World normalcy index….shows our huge success fighting #Covid #Pandamic https://t.co/ycOju02qYE
— Ch Fawad Hussain (@fawadchaudhry) November 8, 2021
On the other hand, NCOC meeting chaired by Planning Minister Asad Umar in Islamabad emphasised on stepping up administration of second dose of the Covid-19 vaccine to eligible individuals as it would sufficiently raise the immunity level of the population for long-term dividends.
The forum reviewed the progress of nationwide vaccination drive.
Appreciating implementation of obligatory vaccination regime, the minister urged all the federating units to avoid complacency as the threat was still there.
Expressing satisfaction over the current stability of the epidemic curve, the forum appreciated people for their responsible compliance to non-pharmaceutical interventions that helped ensure individual as well as collective safety and well-being.
