Decline in COVID-19 cases due to 60% reduction in positivity: Asad Umar

KARACHI: Minister for Planning and Development Asad Umar has asserted a decline in coronavirus cases in Pakistan is primarily due to a nearly 60 percent reduction in the positivity of the virus.

While taking to Twitter, Asad Umar wrote that some saying cases are down only due to testing reduction.

Some saying cases are down only due to testing reduction. If positivity ratio was same as in mid june… 22% +, the 24,262 tests done yesterday would have resulted in 5,500 cases… Actual yesterday was 2,145.! Decline is primarily due to a nearly 60% reduction in positivity

— Asad Umar (@Asad_Umar) July 16, 2020

“Some saying cases are down only due to testing reduction. If the positivity ratio was the same as in mid-June… 22 percent+, the 24,262 tests done yesterday would have resulted in 5,500 cases… Actual yesterday was 2,145.! Decline is primarily due to a nearly 60 percent reduction in positivity,” she wrote.

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Earlier, Asad Umar had ordered to complete the design of the Karachi-Quetta road project by 31st March 2021. He, in this regard, said that the project would help provide good road foundation facilities in collaboration with the private sector.

He further directed to complete the design and feasibility studies of both the project by 31st March next year. The 790-km N-25 connects Karachi Port with Quetta and provides access to Afghanistan through Chaman.