Pakistan reports COVID positivity rate below 4% for sixth consecutive day

• Pakistan carries out 52,427 tests in last 24 hours out of which 1,629 returned positive.
• Coronavirus positive cases in the country rise to 932,140.
• Pakistan reports 76 deaths from coronavirus taking nationwide death toll to 21,265.

For the sixth consecutive day, the coronavirus positivity rate of Pakistan remained below 4% as signs indicated that the third wave of the coronavirus is subsiding.

The data issued by the National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC) showed that Pakistan carried out 52,427 tests in the last 24 hours out of which 1,629 returned positive.

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As per the new data, Pakistan’s positivity rate stands at 3.1% while the coronavirus positive cases in the country climbed to 932,140.

The country also reported 76 deaths from the coronavirus over the past 24 hours, taking the nationwide death toll to 21,265.

Schools in districts with low coronavirus positivity can reopen on Monday: NCOC

As the coronavirus cases decline, the National Command and Operation Centre greenlighted the reopening of all educational institutes in districts with low coronavirus positivity ratio from Monday (tomorrow).

The NCOC, in the statement, did not specify what it considers a low positivity ratio, but last month, it had said educational institutes in districts where the ratio was less than 5% could reopen.

The forum also announced that a special Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) plane had landed in the country with a million coronavirus vaccine doses.

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The body, which leads Pakistan's fight against COVID-19, said that the government is expanding its mass vaccination drive with a timely supply of vaccines.

"In June, Pakistan will receive a total of 11 million doses of Sinopharm, CanSino, and Sinovac vaccines."