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      <title>Covid: Positivity rate shrinks to less than 8%
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      <description>&lt;p&gt;It seems that strict lockdown restrictions and increased compliance of coronavirus Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) by the public have started to show their results as a lesser number of cases are being reported daily for the past couple of days. &lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;li&gt;In the past 24 hours, a &lt;strong&gt;7.93%&lt;/strong&gt; Covid positivity rate was reported in Pakistan. Since April 18th, it's the first instance when the rate remained less than 8%.  &lt;/li&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;The &lt;em&gt;National Command and Operations Center (NCOC)&lt;/em&gt;, the nerve center to synergize and articulate a unified national effort against COVID-19, reported today that at least &lt;strong&gt;113&lt;/strong&gt; people died due to coronavirus-related causes in the past 24 hours.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;According to NCOC, a total of &lt;strong&gt;38,883&lt;/strong&gt; tests were conducted in the last 24 hours in Pakistan. Out of these &lt;strong&gt;3,084&lt;/strong&gt; returned positive meaning, the positivity rate remained &lt;strong&gt;7.93%&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Total cases have reached over &lt;strong&gt;864k&lt;/strong&gt;, while total virus-related fatalities have crossed &lt;strong&gt;19k&lt;/strong&gt;. The number of active cases in the country is around &lt;strong&gt;80k&lt;/strong&gt;. &lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;p&gt;The country's vaccination drive is finally picking up pace as the government is expanding the number of vaccination centers in the country. &lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;So far &lt;strong&gt;1.7 million&lt;/strong&gt; Pakistanis have been partially vaccinated i.e. they have received their first dose. While &lt;strong&gt;938k&lt;/strong&gt; individuals have been fully vaccinated against the novel coronavirus infection.  &lt;/p&gt;
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<li>In the past 24 hours, a <strong>7.93%</strong> Covid positivity rate was reported in Pakistan. Since April 18th, it's the first instance when the rate remained less than 8%.  </li>
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<p>The <em>National Command and Operations Center (NCOC)</em>, the nerve center to synergize and articulate a unified national effort against COVID-19, reported today that at least <strong>113</strong> people died due to coronavirus-related causes in the past 24 hours.</p>

<p>According to NCOC, a total of <strong>38,883</strong> tests were conducted in the last 24 hours in Pakistan. Out of these <strong>3,084</strong> returned positive meaning, the positivity rate remained <strong>7.93%</strong>.</p>

<p>Total cases have reached over <strong>864k</strong>, while total virus-related fatalities have crossed <strong>19k</strong>. The number of active cases in the country is around <strong>80k</strong>. </p>

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<p>The country's vaccination drive is finally picking up pace as the government is expanding the number of vaccination centers in the country. </p>

<p>So far <strong>1.7 million</strong> Pakistanis have been partially vaccinated i.e. they have received their first dose. While <strong>938k</strong> individuals have been fully vaccinated against the novel coronavirus infection.  </p>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 11 May 2021 06:19:04 +0500</pubDate>
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