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The coronavirus positivity ratio in Karachi hit 21.23%, Aaj News reported on Thursday, as the country continues to see an increase in its daily cases.

Karachi reported the highest number of infections across the country and saw 138 new patients.

In the past few days, the country has seen an increase in its daily cases, after a decline in March.

As per data of the last 24 hours released by the National Institute of Health, Islamabad (NIH) on Thursday morning, 12,513 tests were conducted nationwide, out of which 268 came out positive.

The positivity ratio was recorded at 2.14%. The last time the country's positivity ratio was 2% was on March 5, 2022.

During the last 24 hours, one person had lost their life due to the virus and there were 75 critical cases in the country, while 104 people had recovered.

In terms of regions, Sindh had the highest number of cases (578,576), followed by Punjab (507,824), KPK (219,845), ICT (135,853), AJK (43,367) cases, Balochistan (35,519), and Gilgit-Baltistan (11,754).

Positivity ratio goes up to 1.53pc: Covid-19 monster raising its head again?

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Ali Jun 23, 2022 02:45pm
I am from Karachi myself and I can comment only about Karachi: People have no basic manners here. They will walk around malls/mosques/streets coughing and wheezing and sneezing everywhere and shaking hands but won't wear mask if they are sick or stay at home. More important for folks of Karachi is to pray Jummah at packed Mosque while sick and spreading germs rather than sitting at Home and sparing other people from their germs. This can easily be fixed if Govt. wants - have plain clothed policemen actually patrol streets and malls and Mosques on foot (not just sitting in a group on their pickup) and actually give out hefty fines to people who are sick and are in public place. Also, Pakistani Doctors seem to take covid symptoms in a very relaxed manner - you go to the Doctor and tell them your symptoms and ask if you may have covid and all they say is "no, no, it is a viral wave - flu - going on right now". And finally, Government should run public education campaigns against hand shaking - it is a very bad idea for people coming from outside - with dirty hands - to shake hands with others.
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