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Pakistan’s COVID-19 positivity rate drops to 2.5%

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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

COVID-19 positivity rate nears 4% as Pakistan reports nine deaths

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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