Pakistan’s COVID-19 positivity rate drops to 2.5%
Men wearing protective face masks walk amid the rush of people outside a market during an outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues, in Karachi, Pakistan June 8, 2020. — Reuters/File Pakistan reports 421 infections when 16,648 tests were conducted during the last 24 hours. No death was reported from the virus in the county during the same period. Pakistan's COVID-19 positivity ratio stands at 2.53%. KARACHI: Pakistan's coronavirus positivity rate dropped to 2.53% as the country reported 421 fresh cases of the pathogen during the past 24 hours, data from the National Institute of Health (NIH) showed Tuesday morning. According to the latest statistics issued by the NIH, the country reported 421 infections when 16,648 tests were conducted overnight, taking the country's total coronavirus case count to 1,560,250. In addition to this, no death was reported from the virus in the county during the same period. According to NIH stats, 159 COVID-19 pati