Covid-19 positivity ratio climbs to 31pc in Karachi

KARACHI: The positive rate of COVID-19 in Karachi reached 31% on Thursday when 1,940 people tested positive for the infectious disease, according to an official report, adding that two more people died in the city.

A Sindh Health official said, “Out of 1,940 people in Karachi, the test for Covid 19 came positive when 6,259 were tested in the city, which means that about 31% of the people in the city tested positive for the infectious disease.” . ” The department said on January 13, 2022, citing the daily status report of COVID-19.

However, the official claimed that as the number of hospital admissions in Karachi is not increasing, no drastic measures are being considered to control the spread of COVID-19 due to the Omicron variant, which is the Delta variant. Has almost completely changed.