A total of 2,131 people tested positive for coronavirus yesterday whereas 11,689 samples were tested in 92 labs across the country.

According to a press release issued by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS), 18.23 percent of the total samples tested positive which was two percent more than the previous day.

After more than a month, the positivity rate was going down during the last several days. But it rose again yesterday.

The overall positivity rate now stands at 20.25 percent which is much higher than the global standard.

According to epidemiologists, the transmission will be considered in an alarming stage until the positivity rate comes down to five percent continuously.

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