While the positivity rate of COVID-19 cases has again surpassed five per cent after a gap of over three months in Pakistan, the National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC) was briefed on Tuesday that daily cases confirmed by labs in different cities have climbed up to 16 per cent.

The highest increase in confirmed cases has been observed in Azad Jammu and Kashmir i.e. 16.71pc. The cases have increased by 8.71pc in Balochis­tan, 5.39pc in Sindh, 4.46pc in Punjab and 3.24pc in Gilgit-Baltistan, while in Islamabad and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) cases have decreased by 4.92pc and 4.61pc, respectively.

Earlier on October 29, federal Minister for Planning, Development and Special Initiatives Asad Umar tweeted that after more than 70 days the national COVID-19 positivity ratio, which was counted through positive cases per 100 samples, was higher than 3pc.

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