Number of virus tests drops across country except in Sindh

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While 341 of the 751 new cases of novel coronavirus were detected in Sindh in a single day, data of the Ministry of National Health Services showed on Tuesday that the number of tests had come down in all the provinces, except Sindh.

The graph on the ministry’s website shows that for almost a week Sindh has conducted most tests, that is around 3,000 tests daily. In comparison, about 2,000 tests are being carried out daily in Punjab, even though the province’s population is almost 50 per cent of the country’s entire population.

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