Covid positivity rate recorded as 2.9pc, lowest since February 15

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The positivity rate during the last 24 hours has been recorded as 2.94 per cent, the lowest since February 15 when it was recorded as 3pc.

According to the health ministry, 46,882 tests were conducted during the last 24 hours after which 1,383 people tested positive. Another 53 fatalities were also reported during this period. The total number of cases in the country is 935,013 and the death toll is 21,376.

During the last 24 hours, Sindh reported the highest number of cases at 707 infections, followed by 307 in Punjab.

  • Sindh: 707 cases, 8 deaths
  • Punjab: 307 cases, 35 deaths
  • Khyber Pakhtunkhwa: 223 cases, 6 deaths
  • Balochistan: 74 cases, 1 death
  • Islamabad: 40 cases, 1 death
  • Azad Jammu and Kashmir: 19 cases, 2 deaths
  • Gilgit-Baltistan: 13 cases

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