Pakistan’s COVID-19 positivity ratio reached 10.69 percent on Thursday after 5,329 people tested positive and 98 deaths were reported during the last 24 hours.
According to the data released by the National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC), Pakistan conducted 49,816 coronavirus tests during the past 24 hours, out of which 5,329 were positive. A tweet by NCOC says:
Statistics 8th April 21
Total Tests in Last 24 Hours: 49,816
Positive Cases: 5329
Positivity % : 10.69%
Deaths : 98
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Since the outbreak of the virus, 10,584,877 tests have been conducted, of which 705,517 were positive and 66,994 are still active cases.
2,610 people have recovered from the virus over the last 24 hours, while 3,942 are critical cases.
With the virus claiming 98 more lives, the overall death toll has reached 15,124.
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The province-wise coronavirus cases breakdown is as follows:
| Province | Coronavirus Cases |
| Sindh | 267,612 |
| Punjab | 240,584 |
| Khyber Pakhtunkhwa | 94,880 |
| Balochistan | 19,999 |
| Islamabad | 63,499 |
| Gilgit-Baltistan | 5,070 |
| Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) | 13,873 |
