- Pakistan recorded a slight surge in Covid-19 cases
- The country reported 679 new infections with seven deaths
- Positivity ratio reached 2.95%
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan recorded a slight surge in Covid-19 cases as the country reported 679 new infections with seven deaths in the past 24 hours, revealed National Institute of Health (NIH).
As per stats, 23,035 diagnostic tests were conducted out of which 679 turned positive with the positivity ratio reaching 2.95%.
The seven more deaths in a day have taken the death toll to 30,462 in Pakistan.
The nation has been witnessing a slight increase in the cases over the past month that has once again pushed the country towards an up-mask situation and the health department has announced to ensure SOPs in this regard.
Earlier, the Federal Minister for National Health Services Abdul Qadir Patel said that instructions were sent to the provinces regarding the current spike in Covid-19 cases in Pakistan.
Abdul Qadir Patel while addressing a press conference said that the Covid-19 positivity ratio has seen a surge in the past few weeks adding that the directives regarding SOPs were being issued by the government for all the provinces.
He also said that the wearing of masks was also made mandatory in public places. “Instructions are also issued for all the government offices.”
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