{"id":36120,"date":"2022-06-23T06:21:12","date_gmt":"2022-06-23T06:21:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/nationaltimes.pk\/eng\/?p=36120"},"modified":"2022-06-23T06:21:12","modified_gmt":"2022-06-23T06:21:12","slug":"covid-19-in-pakistan-karachis-positivity-ratio-exceeds-21","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nationaltimes.pk\/eng\/2022\/36120\/","title":{"rendered":"COVID-19 in Pakistan: Karachi&#8217;s positivity ratio exceeds 21%"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Karachi (National Times)-The COVID-19 positivity ratio has exceeded 21% in Karachi as the spread of the infection sees a swift rise across the city and the rest of the country, data by the National Institute of Health, Islamabad (NIH) showed Thursday morning.<\/p>\n<p>A total of 138 new infections were detected in the metropolis when 650 samples were tested, taking the city&#8217;s positivity rate to 21.23%.<\/p>\n<p>The second most affected city is Abbotabad, where the positivity rate is 8.7%.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, the countrywide COVID-19 positivity rate crossed the 2% mark for the first time in three months amid a steady rise in fresh cases of coronavirus all over the country. <\/p>\n<p>The last time Pakistan&#8217;s positivity ratio was 2% was on March 5, 2022.<\/p>\n<p>As per 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 fresh infections were detected during the diagnostic testing on 12,513 samples.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, 75 people infected with COVID-19 are in critical care units while one person succumbed to the virus in the last 24 hours.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Too high&#8217;: Dr Zafar Mirza<br \/>\nFormer 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 &#8220;too high&#8221;. He, however, said that Karachi&#8217;s COVID-19 situation is still not bad enough to panic. Instead, special surveillance is needed in the city, he opined.<\/p>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Karachi (National Times)-The COVID-19 positivity ratio has exceeded 21% in Karachi as the spread of the infection sees a swift rise across the city and the rest of the country, data by the National Institute of Health, Islamabad (NIH) showed Thursday morning. 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