Pakistan Sees Surge In COVID-19 Cases.

Pakistan has once again witnessed an increase in daily Covid-19 cases as 171 people were found infected during the last 24 hours, according to data shared by NIH on Monday.

The National Institute of Health (NIH) said that the new infections were detected after 11,212 coronavirus diagnostic tests performed across the country, which placed Pakistan's positivity ratio at 1.53% and the overall case count at 1,532,153.

Pakistan's active cases stand at 3,148, the NIH said.

However, no Covid-19-related death was reported in the country during the past 24 hours. The overall death toll count stands at 30,383, it added.

The forum further shared that the cases count has increased across the country, particularly in Hyderabad and Karachi, where the positivity ratio was recorded at 16.67per cent and 10.08pc respectively.

Covid-19 positivity rate in major cities

Hyderabad: 16.67pc

Karachi: 10.08pc

Mirpur: 5.26

Mardan: 3.39

Muzaffarabad: 2.27pc

Lahore 1pc

Islamabad: 2.27pc

Previously, in May, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif restored National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC), an umbrella body that led Pakistan's fight against the...

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