National COVID positivity surges at 5.57 percent; 2,282 patients critical.

ISLAMABAD -- The National COVID Positivity Ratio on Sunday was recorded 5.57 percent where 2,282 Coronavirus patients were in critical condition across the country with the number of critical patients rising at a fast pace.

The positivity ratio was determined on the basis of positive cases appearing in 100 samples of COVID patients.

The highest positivity ratio was observed in Abbottabad which was 25.53 percent followed by Karachi 13.56 percent and Faisalabad 10.14 percent, according to the latest update issued by the National Command and Operation Center (NCOC).

The positivity ratio in various federating units was as in Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) was 11.54 percent, Balochistan 7.69 percent, Gilgit Baltistan (GB) 0.89 percent, Islamabad Capital Territory (ICT) 3.81 percent, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) 7.15 percent, Punjab 3.98 percent and Sindh had 7.36 percent positivity ratio.

It also mentioned the Province wise COVID Positivity Ratio breakdown that indicated in Punjab, Lahore had 6.06 percent, Rawalpindi had maximum of 4.21 percent, Faisalabad had maximum 10.14 percent and Multan 4.08 percent.

In Sindh, Karachi had 13.56 percent...

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