ISLAMABAD, June 27(ABC): The COVID-19 positivity ratio in Pakistan is nearing 3% amid a steady surge in infections across the country, as 382 new cases were reported during the last 24 hours, National Institute of Health, Islamabad (NIH) data showed Monday morning.
As per the latest stats, the new infections — detected after diagnostic testing on 13,412 samples — took Pakistan’s COVID-19 positivity rate to 2.85% and total case count to over 1.53 million.
Meanwhile, 87 patients suffering from the disease are being treated in intensive-care units (ICUs), while two others succumbed to the virus, taking the country’s COVID-19 death toll to 30,390.
With the fresh cases and deaths, Pakistan’s number of active cases stands at 4,632.
Experts say Pakistan may potentially witness another COVID-19 outbreak as the country continues to see an uptick in new cases, pushing the positivity rate further up.