ISLAMABAD: With some 847 fresh infections in the last 24 hours against 31,009 tests and an inflated positivity ratio of 2.73 percent, Pakistan’s active coronavirus cases on Saturday exceeded the grim milestone of 10,000 after nearly two months. The last time such a spike was recorded on July 30 when more than 900 cases were detected in 24 hours. The country is currently in the midst of what health experts have warned could be a second wave of the virus. Meanwhile, the country has yet to fully utilise its claimed testing capacity of 72,232 and is currently testing significantly below numbers proposed by global health experts. Minister for Planning and Development Asad Umar, who also heads the NCOC, on Thursday said the indicators pointed to Pakistan facing a second wave of the novel coronavirus.

Source: Pakistan Today October 24, 2020 09:33 UTC