National positivity rate stays above 10% for sixth straight day. The single day tally of fresh Covid cases fell below 6,000 for the first time in a week, yet the national positivity ratio continues to hover over 10%, the official data released by the National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC) showed on Wednesday. The national positivity ratio was 10.17%, the NCOC said in its daily update, marking six straight days of more than 10% positivity rate. Read: "Single day Covid tally stays above 7,000"The country is in the grip of a fifth wave of coronavirus pandemic, driven by the Omicron variant. On the instruction of the NCOC, several government departments have adopted strict measures to prevent the spread of the disease.

Source: The Express Tribune January 27, 2022 19:27 UTC