The National Command and Operation Centre has said that Karachi has the highest positivity rate in the country at 11.39 per cent, followed by Peshawar with 9.72pc and Mirpur with 9.62pc.

In a statement, the NCOC said that 2,218 Covid patients are in critical condition across Pakistan while the number of such patients is rising fast.

Breakdown of positivity rate in cities across Pakistan:

• Karachi: 11.39pc
• Peshawar: 9.72pc
• Mirpur: 9.62pc
• Hyderabad: 6.89pc
• Lahore: 5.73pc
• Quetta: 5.0pc
• Bahawalpur: 4.32pc
• Faisalabad: 4.18pc
• Abbottabad: 3.11pc
• Islamabad: 2.39pc
• Multan: 2.06pc
• Swat: 1.89pc
• Gwadar: 1.84pc
• Rawalpindi: 0.46pc