COVID positivity rate stands at 2.74% in Pakistan

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ISLAMABAD, July 24(ABC): The COVID-19 positivity ratio in Pakistan has witnessed a slight decline after nearing 3% for several days, the National Institute of Health, Islamabad (NIH) data showed Sunday morning.

Pakistan reported 532 COVID-19 cases during the last 24 hours, which placed the country’s coronavirus positivity ratio at 2.74%. The new infections were detected after diagnostic testing on 19,402 samples.

Moreover, the virus claimed the lives of three more people overnight, pushing the country’s COVID-19 death toll to 30,467.

Meanwhile, 179 coronavirus patients are being treated in critical care units of different medical facilities across the country.