COVID-19 cases in Karachi rise up to 21% as per the data by the National Institute of Health(NIH), Islamabad, the COVID-19 cases in Karachi has surpassed the 21% mark in Karachi as the spread of the infection observes a rapid rise across the city and the rest of the country.
A total of 138 new infections were detected out of 650 samples were tested in the metropolitical giant, increasing the city’s positivity rate to 21.23%.
After Karachi, the second most affected city is Abbottabad, where the positivity rate is about 8.7%.
Meanwhile, the COVID-19 positivity rate of the entire country has crossed the 2% mark for the first time in three months in the middle of a steady rise in fresh cases of coronavirus all over the country.
The last time when Pakistan’s positivity ratio was observed 2%, was on March 5, 2022. COVID-19 cases in Karachi rise upto 21%.
According the latest stats, as many as 268 new cases of COVID-19 were reported from the country during the last 24 hours, taking the positivity rate to 2.14%. The infections were detected during the diagnostic testing on 12,513 samples.
Meanwhile, 75 people infected with COVID-19 are in critical care units while one person succumbed to the virus in the last 24 hours. WHO has given warnings of sixth nd seventh waves of COVID-19
Former special assistant to the prime minister on health Dr Zafar Mirza said that the countrywide spread of COVID-19 is not alarming, but in Karachi, the cases “too high”.
He, however, said that Karachi’s COVID-19 situation is still not bad enough to panic. Instead, special surveillance is needed in the city, he opined.
Speaking further on the surge in infections, Dr Mirza said that focused action is required which includes implementation of SOPs, efficient data collection and more testing.
