ISLAMABAD: Two days after the authorities warned of strict measures in the wake of serious increases in coronavirus infections, the National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC) on Friday revealed the positivity ratio had risen for the fifth consecutive day. During the Friday session, which reviewed official numbers presented by health officials, the participants noted that the positivity ratio had risen for the fifth consecutive day. According to a statement, the average positivity rate is 40 per cent higher during the last four days and deaths were also increasing. “It was also noted that Muzaffarabad, Hyderabad, Karachi and Gilgit-Baltistan have a higher positivity ratio along with other areas across the country,” it added. Meanwhile, the province’s positivity ratio has increased from 0.92 to 1.33,” the statement said.

Source: Pakistan Today October 23, 2020 09:45 UTC