ISLAMABAD: The number of coronavirus infections keeps rising with 385 new cases surfaced across the country over the past 24 hours, taking the nationwide tally to 319,317.
According to the National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC), 26,951 samples were tested out of which 385 turned out to be positive. Ten patients died during the previous 24 hours taking the total death toll to 6,580.
Around 304,185 people have recovered from the disease so far including 727 in the past day with over 90 percent recovery ratio of the affected patients.
There are 8,552 active cases of COVID-19 in the country while 491 are said to be in critical condition. A total of 3,884,796 tests have been conducted so far.
A total of 319,317 cases have been detected so far, including 140,294 in Sindh, 100,764 in Punjab, 38,348 in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, 15,525 in Balochistan, 17,331 in Islamabad, 3937 in Gilgit Baltistan, and 3118 in Azad Jammu and Kashmir.
Minister for Planning and Development Asad Umar has expressed concerns over rising cases of COVID-19, saying that the government has started imposing smart lockdown again to contain the spread of the pandemic.
In a tweet, the federal minister said during the previous six weeks, the average positivity ratio of COVID-19 was under two percent, however in the outgoing week, the positivity rate went above two percent.
Asad Umar said in order to avoid the increase in coronavirus cases in the country, the government has already imposed mini smart lockdown in Islamabad, Karachi, and Azad Kashmir.
He said the administration has also been directed to ensure protective measures across the country. The minister urged people to cooperate with the government in the eradication of the pandemic because success is not possible without the cooperation of the public.
