ISLAMABAD, July 4(ABC): Pakistan’s coronavirus positivity ratio has remained high in the past couple of weeks, with the country posting an infection rate of more than 4% in the last 24 hours as well, official data showed Monday morning.
The National Institute of Health (NIH), in the latest statistics, showed that the positivity ratio shot up to 4.61% in the last 24 hours, up from 3.88% a day earlier.
A total of 14,632 tests were recorded and 675 cases were registered, up from 650 infections that were reported yesterday, according to the health authorities.
Meanwhile, the number of COVID-19 patients being treated in critical care units climbed to 153, while two more patients suffering from the infection died overnight.
City-wise statistics showed that Karachi’s positivity ratio jumped to 20.61% and Abbottabad’s infection rate reached 5.88%, while Peshawar posted 4.51%.