Pakistan reported a coronavirus positivity rate of less than 2% for the ninth consecutive day, government data showed Sunday morning.
According to the National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC), 43,522 COVID-19 tests were conducted across the country in the last 24 hours, of which 591 returned positive. The country has mostly recorded less than 7,00 daily infections all of this week.
Per the official portal, the rate of positive cases during the last 24 hours was 1.35%. Since October 16, Pakistan’s positivity rate has been under 2%.
The number of deaths from COVID-19 in the country has risen to 28,377 after 18 people died from the virus, while the total number of cases has reached 1,268,536.
Earlier this week, active cases in Pakistan dropped below the 25,000 mark after more than seven months, while daily coronavirus infections fell to their lowest level in a year.
COVID-19 infections are decreasing in Pakistan, with 611 new infections reported on average each day. That’s 10% of the peak — the highest daily average reported on June 17.