ISLAMABAD: Pakistan reports less than three thousand coronavirus cases on Tuesday as the country continues to report a significant drop in the positivity ratio.
According to the National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC), Pakistan reported 2,799 cases and 37 deaths in the previous 24-hour period. The national tally of coronavirus cases has reached 1,465,910 while the death toll stands at 29,553.
The positivity ratio had significantly dropped to 5.34% while the number of active cases has also reduced to 87,168 . There were 52,327 tests were conducted in the previous day leading to new cases. There are 1,668 people who still remain in critical condition. Overall 1,349,189 people have recovered from the virus, including 4,786 in the past day.
Sindh has recorded the highest number of cases and remains the worst affected region. The province has recorded 553,112 cases and 7,906 deaths while there are 44,145 active cases.
Punjab has recorded 490,103 cases and 13,267 deaths, while the number of active cases in the province has lowed to 14,739. Islamabad has recorded 131,987 cases and 990 deaths while there are 11,127 active cases in the federal capital.
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The number of cases in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa stands at 204,084 and 6,065 deaths, while Balochistan has reported 34,853 cases and 372 deaths. Gilgit Baltistan had recorded 10,945 cases and 189 deaths while Azad Kashmir has recorded 40,826 cases and 764 deaths
Amid the declining number of cases, the NCOC has decided to abolish Rapid Antigen Testing (RAT) for inbound passengers. Planning and Development Minister Asad Umar chaired a session to review the coronavirus situation and the ongoing vaccination drive.
During the meeting, it was decided that Rapid Antigen Testing (RAT) for inbound passengers on arrival at Pakistani airports would be abolished from Tuesday, Feb 8.
The NCOC also decided to allow full capacity crowd at Lahore’s Gaddafi Stadium for the second leg of the Pakistan Super League (PSL) 7 matches from Feb 16. The forum decided to increase the number of spectators to 50 percent for PSL matches to be played at the Lahore stadium until Feb 15 and allow full house from Feb 16 onwards.
