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- Pakistan conducted 44,579 coronavirus tests out of which 2,819 returned positive.
- The nationwide positivity ratio rises to 6.3%.
- Pakistan currently has 55,720 active cases as of today.
Forty-five more people lost their lives to the novel coronavirus in the last 24 hours, taking Pakistan’s nationwide death toll past 23,000, figures issued by the National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC) showed on Sunday.
According to the NCOC, 44,579 coronavirus tests were conducted across the country in the last 24 hours, out of which 2,819 turned out to be positive. The result meant that Pakistan’s coronavirus positivity ratio stands at 6.3%.
On the other hand, the 45 new deaths mean that the nationwide death toll stands at 23,016.
The total number of recovered patients in Pakistan stands at 925,958 and the number of active cases is at 55,720.
Sindh to reimpose COVID-19 restrictions from Monday amid spike in cases
On Friday, the Sindh government announced it is reimposing the coronavirus restrictions in the province starting Monday after the positivity ratio in the province crossed 10%.
The decision came during a meeting of the Provincial Coronavirus Task Force chaired by Sindh Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah.
According to a notification issued by the home department, general businesses, shopping malls, shops, and department stores will only be allowed to operate from 6am to 6pm. Stand-alone grocery stores, milk shops, bakeries, fruit/vegetable vendors and pharmacies, however, are exempt from this rule.
The provincial government has placed a “complete ban” on all functions and gatherings, including wedding and related functions, whether held indoors or outdoors.
The authorities have also banned indoor and outdoor dining at restaurants, which will only be allowed to offer takeaway till 10pm and delivery services till midnight.
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