COVID-19 positivity rate nears 4% as Pakistan reports nine deaths
A file photo of people wearing masks stand in queue to receive COVID-19 shots. Photo: Geo.tv/ file Pakistan reports 806 COVID-19 cases. Positivity rate shoots up to 3.85%. NIH advises Pakistanis to mask up during Muharram gatherings. ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has reported 806 fresh COVID-19 cases and nine coronavirus-related deaths in the last 24 hours, the National Institute of Health's (NIH) data showed Wednesday morning. During the last 24 hours, a total of 20,949 COVID-19 diagnostic tests were conducted, of which 806 samples came back positive, the institution's data showed. Following the detection of new cases, the COVID-19 positivity ratio stood at 3.85%, moving up from 2.84%, which was recorded a day earlier. According to NIH's data, 160 COVID-19 patients are being treated in intensive-care units (ICU) across the country at different medical facilities. Pakistanis advised to mask up With Pakistan logging hundreds of COVID-19 cases every day, the NIH has a