COVID-19 in Pakistan kills another five people. A total of five more people suffering from COVID-19 succumbed to the disease overnight in Pakistan, taking the country’s total coronavirus death count to 30,445, the National Institute of Health, Islamabad’s data showed Monday morning.<\/p>\n
The country’s COVID-19 positivity ratio, however, dropped further as only 492 people were found infected with the virus.<\/p>\n
The new infections were detected after diagnostic tests on 20,361 samples, after which Pakistan’s COVID-19 positivity ratio was placed at 2.42% and the total coronavirus case count at 1,546,744.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, 957 patients recovered from the disease in the last 24 hours. With the new deaths and recoveries, the number of active COVID-19 cases in Pakistan stands at 9,707.<\/p>\n
However, 169 patients are still being treated in critical care units.<\/p>\n
Earlier, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has urged the public to strictly follow coronavirus instructions and standard operating procedures (SOPs) as the number of daily Covid-19 infections in Pakistan has skyrocketed.<\/p>\n
The prime minister said in a tweet, \u201cIn light of the resurgence of corona cases in the country, I urge the entire nation to follow the instructions and SOPs related to corona.\u201d<\/p>\n