77 new corona cases in 24 hours: NIH

Health minister says passivity ratio was just 0.3 to 0.5 in country

ISLAMABAD:

Health officials on Sunday said that 77 new coronavirus cases were reported during the last 24 hours across the country.

As per the data shared by the National Institute of Health (NIH), the case positivity ratio was 1.38 per cent while 13 patients were in critical condition.
No death was reported from the virus in the last 24 hours while 5,565 Covid-19 tests were conducted.

As many as 1,065 tests were conducted in Lahore out of which,
30 cases were confirmed with a ratio of 2.82 per cent out of 1,065 tests conducted in Lahore, while 234 tests were conducted in Rawalpindi, confirming one case with a ratio of 0.43 percent.

Meanwhile, Health Minister Abdul Qadir Patel said the government has strengthened the role of border and health services in Pakistan to deal with any sub-variant of Covid-19.

The minister said there was a surveillance system at the all entry points of the country including airports. He said that there will be rapid tests and screening of passengers at all airports.

He said that the situation was completely under control and asked the general public to avoid listening to rumours.

He added that the corona case passivity ratio was just 0.3 to 0.5 in the country while 90 per cent of the country’s population already got the COVID-19 vaccine.

“An efficient system with a proper management team is fully functional in the country to remain vigilant and is ready to make an emergency plan to deal with any sub-variant of Covid-19,” the minister added.