Islamabad: Pakistan The country recorded a positivity rate of around 3 per cent on Monday amid the recent spurt in COVID-19 infections, National Institutes of Health, Islamabad ,NIH) reported data.
A total of 382 COVID-19 community cases were reported in the country in the last 24 hours, Geo News reported citing NIH, an autonomous body of the Ministry of National Health Services, Regulation and Coordination.
The country is witnessing a spurt in new cases, which is increasing the positivity rate further. Pakistan’s Covid-19 positivity rate stood at 2.85 percent.
On Monday, 13,412 tests were conducted for COVID-19 in Pakistan, taking the total number of cases to over 1.53 million after the addition of new cases. The country’s active caseload is 4,632.
The NIH shared that 87 people are being treated in intensive care units across the country.
With two more deaths reported on Monday, a total of 30,390 people died of Covid-19 in Pakistan, according to ministry data. 85% of Pakistan’s population has been fully vaccinated.
As Covid-19 cases continue to rise in Pakistan, experts said on Sunday that the country could potentially see another Covid-19 outbreak.
Rana Muhammad Safdar, former DG Health and currently CDC-USA’s principal strategic adviser in Pakistan, said the case and positivity rate has more than doubled compared to the last week, indicating rapid transmission.
He said with Karachi with 21.71 per cent Covid-19 positivity, and Islamabad with 3.45 per cent positivity, the increase is more marked due to better testing and reporting, but the risk is likely to be widespread, Geo News reported.
According to Safdar, the increase in the number of hospitalizations and ICU patients can be evident from next week.
Meanwhile, health experts insist – watch carefully through good surveillance and testing; communication around increased risk especially in urban settings; Advocating for indoor wearing of masks and immunizations with emphasis on boosters in cities reporting cases with more than 5 percent positivity.
This step was taken after a new sub-version of omicron Coronavirus strain in the country, reported ARY News,
Meanwhile, Pakistan’s National Institute of Health reported the first case of COVID-19 omicron sub-version BA.2.12.1. on 9 May.
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) said in a statement that this new sub-version is causing an increasing number of cases in different countries.
A total of 382 COVID-19 community cases were reported in the country in the last 24 hours, Geo News reported citing NIH, an autonomous body of the Ministry of National Health Services, Regulation and Coordination.
The country is witnessing a spurt in new cases, which is increasing the positivity rate further. Pakistan’s Covid-19 positivity rate stood at 2.85 percent.
On Monday, 13,412 tests were conducted for COVID-19 in Pakistan, taking the total number of cases to over 1.53 million after the addition of new cases. The country’s active caseload is 4,632.
The NIH shared that 87 people are being treated in intensive care units across the country.
With two more deaths reported on Monday, a total of 30,390 people died of Covid-19 in Pakistan, according to ministry data. 85% of Pakistan’s population has been fully vaccinated.
As Covid-19 cases continue to rise in Pakistan, experts said on Sunday that the country could potentially see another Covid-19 outbreak.
Rana Muhammad Safdar, former DG Health and currently CDC-USA’s principal strategic adviser in Pakistan, said the case and positivity rate has more than doubled compared to the last week, indicating rapid transmission.
He said with Karachi with 21.71 per cent Covid-19 positivity, and Islamabad with 3.45 per cent positivity, the increase is more marked due to better testing and reporting, but the risk is likely to be widespread, Geo News reported.
According to Safdar, the increase in the number of hospitalizations and ICU patients can be evident from next week.
Meanwhile, health experts insist – watch carefully through good surveillance and testing; communication around increased risk especially in urban settings; Advocating for indoor wearing of masks and immunizations with emphasis on boosters in cities reporting cases with more than 5 percent positivity.
This step was taken after a new sub-version of omicron Coronavirus strain in the country, reported ARY News,
Meanwhile, Pakistan’s National Institute of Health reported the first case of COVID-19 omicron sub-version BA.2.12.1. on 9 May.
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) said in a statement that this new sub-version is causing an increasing number of cases in different countries.