ISLAMABAD: Coronavirus pandemic positivity rate jumped to 12 per cent across the Pakistan amid standard operating procedures (SOPs) violations during the Eid festivity in the country.
The outcome of unnoticed violation SOPs0 during festivity of Eidul Azha finally starts taking toll as positivity ratio across the country has swelled to 11.88 per cent, with the highest number of COVID-19 cases reported in a day since May 21.
The number of daily cases, which stood at 2,500 before Eidul Azha, reached 3,752, taking the number of active cases to 57,799. Karachi reported the highest positivity ratio of 24.82 per cent, followed by 19.76 per cent in Muzaffarabad and 18.59 per cent in Rawalpindi.
Besides, Pakistan received three million doses of American vaccine Moderna through Covax facility which has pledged to provide free vaccine to the country’s 20 per cent population.
According to data released by the National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC), 32 deaths and 3,752 cases were reported on Monday. On May 21 this year, 4,007 cases were reported. The number of hospitalized patients, which was around 2,000 in May, reached 3,045 across the country.
Pakistan Peoples Party’s parliamentary leader in the Senate Sherry Rehman said in a tweet that Pakistan had been included in the list of 30 countries which had reported over one million coronavirus cases. She warned that the violation of SOPs and slow pace of testing and vaccination may lead to a disaster.
An official of the Ministry of National Health Services, requesting not to be quoted, said it was obvious that the cases would increase after Eid holidays.
“As incubation period of virus is six to eight days so now cases have started increasing. We appeal to the masses to strictly follow SOPs, maintain social distancing and get themselves vaccinated. Otherwise, we may not have any other option but to go for imposition of restrictions again,” he said.
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