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Pakistan logs another 38 cases of coronavirus

Positivity rate remains 0.36pc: 10,506 tests carried out: One death reported

October 17, 2022 11:06 AM


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Another 38 cases of coronavirus were reported in Pakistan during the last 24 hours, reported 24NewsHD TV channel on Monday.

According to the National Institute of Health (NIH), as many as 10,506 tests of coronavirus were conducted across the country.

The positivity rate of coronavirus cases remained 0.36 per cent during the past 24 hours. A patient also died of coronavirus.

https://twitter.com/NIH_Pakistan/status/1581822175887040513?cxt=HHwWgoCpueu44fMrAAAA

The condition of 24 coronavirus patients across the country was stated to be critical.

Most of the positive cases, 19, were reported in Karachi with 0.43 per cent positivity rate during the last 24 hours. As many as 4,457 tests of coronavirus had been carried out in Karachi.

The percentage of the positive cases of coronavirus was higher in Peshawar where the positivity rate was 0.74 per cent.

During the last 24 hours, two cases of coronavirus were reported in Peshawar. 270 tests had been carried out for diagnosing coronavirus in Peshawar.

In Lahore, five cases of coronavirus were reported during the last 24 hours.

The positivity rate of coronavirus cases remained 0.49 per cent in Lahore, and 1030 tests had been carried out for diagnosing the coronavirus.

Two cases of coronavirus were reported in Islamabad, two in Faisalabad and one in Rawalpindi.

Reporter: Kifayat Ali Shah



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