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  • Pakistan corona positive ratio jumps to 7% as country reports 3567 fresh cases in a day

    Pakistan corona positive ratio jumps to 7% as country reports 3567 fresh cases in a day File Photo Pakistan corona positive ratio jumps to 7% as country reports 3567 fresh cases in a day

    Pakistan's coronavirus positivity ratio jumped over 7% as the country reported 3,567 new cases — the highest since September 10, 2021 — in the last 24 hours, the National Command and Operation Centre's (NCOC) data showed Friday morning.

    The NCOC said 48,449 tests were conducted across the country, and 3,567 infections emerged, taking the positivity ratio to 7.36%. The country last reported an infection rate of 6.64% on August 31, 2021.

    With the new infections, the overall tally has risen to 1.315 million, while seven more deaths have taken the death toll to 28,999.
    Amid rising coronavirus cases in the country after the emergence of the Omicron variant, a meeting of the education ministers' was called yesterday (Thursday) to decide the fate of schools, but was later postponed to next week.