Highest covid-19 positivity ratio recorded in Karachi at 13.01pc
Last updated on: 21 December,2020 11:28 am
Karachi was followed by Lahore at 9.49 percent
ISLAMABAD (Dunya News) – The highest positivity ratio of coronavirus in Pakistan has been recorded in Karachi at 13.01 percent, according to the latest update issued by the National Command and Operation Center (NCOC).
As per details, Karachi was followed by Lahore 9.49 percent and Mirpur 8.47 percent.
The positivity ratio in various federating units was as in Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) was 8.25 percent, Balochistan 4.78 percent, Gilgit Baltistan (GB) 1.22 percent, Islamabad Capital Territory (ICT) 3.58 percent, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) 6.41 percent, Punjab 3.40 percent and Sindh had 7.91 percent.
On the other hand, Pakistan has reported 62 deaths in the last 24 hours by novel coronavirus as the number of positive cases has surged to 458,968. The nationwide tally of fatalities has jumped to 9,392.
According to the latest figures by the National Command and Operation Center (NCOC), 1,792 persons tested positive for COVID-19 in the past 24 hours.
Furthermore 3,638 individuals have lost their lives to the epidemic in Punjab 3,333 in Sindh, 1,546 in KP, 391 in Islamabad, 206 in Azad Kashmir, 179 in Balochistan, and 99 in GB.
Sindh remains the worst-hit province by the pandemic in terms of cases followed by Punjab, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Islamabad. Punjab has overtaken Sindh in most number of casualties.
Till now 204,840 coronavirus cases have been confirmed in Sindh, 131,933 in Punjab 55,183 in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, 36,257 in Islamabad, 17,926 in Balochistan, 8,002 in Azad Kashmir and 4,827 in Gilgit-Baltistan.