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KARACHI: National Institute of Health (NIH) revealed on Saturday that the Covid-19 infection rate in Karachi is on the rise again and is almost touching 20% positivity on average in the last week. 280 new cases were reported in the last 24 hours, according to the NIH data.

The federal agency for health said 3,336 tests were conducted in Karachi in the last 24 hours, in which 280 cases came back positive. The province’s positivity ratio stands at 8.4%.

Earlier, in a letter to the Karachi and Hyderabad commissioners, the Sindh health department expressed concerns about the sixth COVID-19 wave.

COVID-19 Statistics 25 June 2022
Total Tests in Last 24 Hours: 13,644
Positive Cases: 435
Positivity %: 3.19%
Deaths: 01
Patients on Critical Care: 87

— NIH Pakistan (@NIH_Pakistan) June 25, 2022

The health department directed the commissioners to ensure that Covid-19 standard operating procedures (SOPs) are being strictly followed in the two cities.

The provincial health department urged people to wear mask and observe social distancing.

With average 19.65% positivity ratio for Covid infections in the city, National Institute of Health termed the upward trend as alarming. Moreover, NIH data noted upward trajectory in COVID infections across the country.

COVID-19 has claimed 30,383 lives in Pakistan so far. Since the previous high of 56 on September 30, 2021, fatalities have generally been on the decline. According to the government dashboard, the total number of cases in the country is 1,531,982.