The National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC) has said that the highest positivity rate of coronavirus cases has been recorded in Abbottabad at 40.32 per cent.

In a statement, the NCOC said that Hyderabad came in second with 22.12pc while Karachi's positivity rate was calculated as 12.54pc.

The statement added that 2,398 Covid-19 patients are in critical condition across the country and the number of such patients is rising fast.

Breakdown of positivity rates across Pakistan:

• ICT: 3.41pc
• Peshawar: 4.03pc
• Swat: 4.61pc
• Multan: 5.25pc
• Faisalabad: 5.47pc
• Lahore: 5.80pc
• Rawalpindi: 7.36pc
• Quetta: 8.26pc
• Mirpur: 8.96pc
• Karachi: 12.54pc
• Hyderabad: 22.12pc
• Abbottabad: 40.32pc