By The coronavirus positive ratio in Pakistan remained above 10% for the sixth day in a row, according to statistics from the National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC), as the pandemic’s expansion continues unabated.
According to NCOC numbers, the country’s positive rate was 12.81 per cent, with 6,357 new coronavirus cases reported after 49,595 tests in the past 24 hours.
With the discovery of new cases, the total number of people infected has risen to 1.381 million, while 17 more people have died from the virus, taking the death toll to 29,122, according to official stats.
Officials have said that Pakistan might experience its peak in the first or second week of February.
“More restrictions are expected this week to control this situation,” officials said.
According to the deputy commissioner (DC) of Islamabad, if any student in a specific class tests positive, that class would be just dismissed, and students will be sent home to quarantine.
This decision is taken to avoid disrupting schooling, according to DC Islamabad.
