COVID-19 situation worsening in Pakistan

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COVID-19 situation worsening in Pakistan
Monday Jul 12 2021
Another 15 people lost their lives from coronavirus in the last 24 hours in Pakistan.
NCOC stats show 47,015 COVID-19 tests conducted in last 24 hours, with 1,808 new cases being detected.
Coronavirus positivity rate stands at 3.84%.

ISLAMABAD: In Pakistan, 15 more people died from the global coronavirus epidemic and 1,808 new cases were reported Monday morning.

According to the latest statistics by the National Command and Operation Center, 47,015 tests for coronavirus were conducted across the country in the last 24 hours, of which 1,808 people tested positive.

According to the official portal, the country's positivity rate stands at 3.84%.

According to the NCOC, the number of deaths from coronavirus has risen to 22,597 across the country, while the number of people affected has reached 975,092.

During the last 24 hours, the most deaths occurred in Sindh followed by Punjab. Out of the 15 deaths in the last 24 hours, nine people died on ventilators.

The total active COVID-19 cases in Pakistan are 38,622 as of July 12.

According to a province-wise breakdown, the active number of cases in Sindh are 15,998, in Punjab 17,058, in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa 10,117, in Islamabad 1,752, in Balochistan 725, in Gilgit-Baltistan 665 and Azad Jammu and Kashmir 700...

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Thursday Jul 15 2021
Web Desk
Pakistans coronavirus positivity rate crosses 5% after nearly two months

Another 47 people lost their lives from coronavirus in the last 24 hours in Pakistan.
NCOC stats show 48,910 COVID-19 tests were conducted in the last 24 hours, with 2,545 new cases being detected.
Coronavirus positivity rate stands at 5.52%.

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan's coronavirus positivity rate crossed 5% after almost a month Thursday morning as the country continues to report a spike in its daily case count.

On May 24 this year, Pakistan had recorded a 5.21% coronavirus positivity ratio, according to the National Command and Operations Centre's (NCOC) data. Currently, the infection rate stands at 5.52%...

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Coronavirus: Doctors want govt to declare health emergency in Karachi as hospitals run out beds
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Monday Jul 19 2021


Indus Hospital's Dr Bari says COVID-19 situation has gone out of control in Karachi.
Officials say there has been a rise in number of sick children in government hospitals of Karachi.
Officials say coronavirus infections are also on the rise among doctors and medical staff.

Doctors and health experts urged the government to impose a health emergency in Karachi as hospitals run out of beds to accommodate coronavirus patients.

According to Geo News, various hospitals in Karachi are running out of space due to the fast-spreading Delta variant cases in the financial capital of the country.

The Indus Hospital management told Geo News that their coronavirus ward and emergency has been filled with COVID-19 patients.

Professor Abdul Bari told Geo News that the hospital is adding more beds to accommodate patients.

“The coronavirus situation has gone out of control. People should follow coronavirus SOPs and get themselves vaccinated,” said Dr Bari...

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Pakistan’s active COVID-19 cases cross 50,000-mark amid SOP violations during Eid
Positivity rate jumps to 6.3%, vaccination centres reopen after closure for a day
Published: July 22, 2021 18:16 Zubair Qureshi, Correspondent

Islamabad: With little regard for COVID-19 Standard Operating Procedures (SOP), people across Pakistan spent the second day of Eid Al Adha in partying, sight-seeing and picnicking, three important rituals associated with the religious festival.

While doing so, they ignored the caution by the health authorities that this Eid could prove fatal with regard to spread of COVID-19 across the country.

The cases are continuing to pile up because of SOP violations as people visited cattle markets to buy sacrificial animals and shopping centres without taking precautionary measures.

This is quite risky and could ruin all the efforts the health teams made in the past to check spread of COVID-19, said the District Health Officer (DHO) Dr Zaeem Zia.

In Islamabad alone, the positivity rate stood at 8.96 per cent which is the highest in last few months, said Dr Zia...

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Wednesday Jul 28 2021
Web Desk
Pakistan's daily COVID-19 case count crosses 4,000 for first time in two months

Pakistan reports more than 4,000 coronavirus cases in a single day for first time since May 22.
Positivity rate goes up again. The current rate is 7.8%.
Death toll from COVID-19 in Pakistan in July was higher than the rest of the world, according to health ministry.

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan's daily COVID-19 case count crossed 4,000 for the first time in two months Wednesday morning after the National Command and Operation Centre reported 4,119 fresh infections.

The country last recorded more than 4,000 cases in a single day on May 22.

According to the NCOC's latest stats, 52,291 coronavirus tests were taken in the last 24 hours across the country. Of these, 4,119 came back positive...

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Pakistan's daily COVID-19 case count crosses 5,000 mark for first time since April 29

Pakistan reports 5,026 coronavirus cases in a single day for the first time since April 4.
Positivity rate in the country stands at 8.82%.
The coronavirus claims 62 more lives in the last 24 hours, pushing the national death tally to 23,422.

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan's daily coronavirus case count crossed the 5,000 mark for the first time in five months after the National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC) reported 5,026 fresh infections in the country on Sunday morning.

According to the NCOC's latest stats, 56,965 coronavirus tests were conducted during the last 24 hours, out of which 5,026 turned out to be positive. The virus cases reported today were the highest since April 4.

At present, the COVID-19 positivity rate in the country stands at 8.82%, said the NCOC.

Meanwhile, the novel coronavirus has claimed 62 more lives in the last 24 hours, pushing the national death tally to 23,422...

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Thursday Aug 05 2021
Web Desk

Pakistan's COVID-19 positivity rate goes over 9% for first time in nearly three months

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan's COVID-19 positivity rate jumped to 9.06% Thursday morning, marking the first time in nearly three months that the country has recorded a positivity rate over 9%.

The country last recorded a coronavirus positivity rate of 9.12% on May 10.

The National Command and Operation Centre's (NCOC) latest data showed a rapid increase in the number of daily cases and deaths and active cases as Pakistan continues its fight against a deadly fourth wave of the virus.

The NCOC reported 5,661 new coronavirus infections over the last 24 hours after 62,462 tests were taken.

Another 60 people died of the COVID-19, pushing the national death tally to 23,635. The number of active cases are 77,409...

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Karachi, Lahore report alarmingly high COVID-19 positivity ratios
Monday Aug 09 2021

Karachi reports 21.4% coronavirus positivity ratio, Lahore 9.2%.
This is the highest positivity ratio reported by Lahore since start of fourth wave of pandemic.
Despite surge in COVID-19 cases in Karachi, Sindh govt relaxes restrictions on business, commercial and other activities.

Provincial capitals Karachi and Lahore continued to report a surge in coronavirus cases Monday as Pakistan battles the fourth wave of the coronavirus pandemic.

Karachi reported an alarming 21.40% coronavirus positivity ratio Monday. Despite the high number of cases being reported in the city, the Sindh government decided to relax the nine-day lockdown period.

Shops, markets, shopping malls and businesses that had been closed on the provincial government's lockdown orders reopened Monday morning. A large number of people flocked to hotels early morning today.

Lahore, on the other hand, reported its highest positivity ratio since the fourth wave of the coronavirus pandemic started. The Old City reported a coronavirus positivity ratio of 9.2% on Monday.

Rawalpindi and Islamabad reported 16% and 5% coronavirus positivity ratios. Overall, however, Pakistan reported a slight decline in coronavirus cases as the country's positivity ratio fell to 7.54% on Monday...