Islamabad reported the greatest number of COVID-19 cases since the outbreak began on Tuesday. According to the latest data from the National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC), 8,234 tests were done in Islamabad in the last 24 hours, with 1,836 persons testing positive.
The positive ratio has risen to 22%, which is the highest level since 2020. The number of active cases in the capital, according to officials, is 9,740. 77 of them have been hospitalized to various hospitals, while the remainder have been quarantined at home.
According to the NCOC report, 5,196 people tested positive out of 51,063 tests taken across the country in the last 24 hours, 1,453 people recovered, and 15 people died. The current total positive ratio is 12.79 percent.
In addition, Rawalpindi recorded 368 positive cases in the last 24 hours, with one fatality, bringing the district’s positivity rate to 13.5 percent. Following this, the district closed six schools and three institutions on Tuesday when certain members of the administration were diagnosed with COVID-19.
The educational institutions that have been sealed are:
- Government Comprehensive Girls Higher Secondary School Dhoke Kashmirian
- Government Islamia High School No. 1 Jhangi Mohallah
- Government High School Ratta Amral
- Government Higher Secondary School No. 1 Bagh Sardaran
- Government Girls Elementary School Kurry Doral Gujar Khan
- Beacon House School System Tipu Sultan Campus
- Government Degree College for Women Dhoke Ratta
- Government Associate College for Women Dhoke Syedan
- Government Degree College for Women Mohanpura.
These institutions will stay closed until February 3, according to Dr. Waqar Ahmed, a spokeswoman for the District Health Authority.
According to government data, 2,724 samples were gathered in Rawalpindi district in the last 24 hours, with 2,356 being ruled negative. As of now, the district has 2,446 active patients, 61 of whom have been admitted to hospitals and 2,385 of whom remain in isolation at home.
Furthermore, all nine campuses of the Sir Syed School in Wah Cantonment have been closed for a week after some kids and school employees tested positive.
Due to the increasing number of cases across the country, NCOC convened a conference last week to explore additional measures to combat the pandemic’s fifth wave, which is being driven by the Omicron variety.
With effect from January 24th, the conference concluded with the resolution to prohibit indoor meetings, marriages, and eating in districts and cities with a COVID-19 positive rate of more than 10%.
To read our blog on “Omicron could bring more deadly variants, Scientist’s fear,” click here.
