COVID-19 positivity rate reaches 3% in Pakistan

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ISLAMABAD, , July 25(ABC): After several weeks of fluctuating stats, the COVID-19 positivity rate has reached 3% in Pakistan, with 582 fresh cases reported during the last 24 hours, the National Institute of Health, Islamabad’s (NIH) data showed Monday morning.

The new infections were detected after diagnostic testing on 19,389 samples.

Moreover, the virus claimed two more lives overnight, pushing the country’s COVID-19 death toll to 30,469.

Meanwhile, 178 coronavirus patients are being treated in critical care units of different medical facilities across the country.