In Pakistan, Covid-19 cases are approaching the figure of half a million. Total coronavirus-related deaths have already surpassed 10,000 in the country.

• 2,435 people tested positive for the novel coronavirus infection out of 38,369 sampled in the last 24 hours. It means that the positivity rate remained 6.3% in Pakistan yesterday.

Although the second wave is proving to be way deadlier than the first one in Pakistan, the good sign is that the coronavirus positivity rate in the late few weeks is still lying between 5-8%. It's a significant figure but in comparison to other nations, Pakistan is still faring better especially considering that the government did not implement strict lockdown measures in the country and kept businesses open. After assessing the latest Covid situation in the country, the federal health ministry has announced to even reopen the educational institutions in a step-wise manner. So it's good news.

The latest Covid-19 statistics as provided by the National Command and Operations Center are as follows:

Total cases: 497,510
Cases reported in the last 24 hours: 2,435

Total deaths: 10,558
Deaths reported in the last 24 hours: 48

Total recoveries: 453,828
Recoveries reported in the last 24 hours: 3,313

Total tests: 7,002,706
Tests conducted in the last 24 hours: 38,369

Critical cases: 2,285
Cases that got critical in the last 24 hours: 34