\u00a0After coronavirus restrictions were relaxed, the COVID-19 positivity ratio in Sindh has seen a sharp\u00a0rise\u00a0in the first week of March.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The ratio measures how many people tested for coronavirus actually had the virus (tested positive) as a percentage of total tests conducted. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
As per the Sindh Health Department, Hyderabad has reported the highest positivity ratio. The city’s positivity ratio has shot up from 2.47% to 8.26% in the first week of the month.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Meanwhile, Karachi\u2019s positivity ratio has increased from 3.27% to 5.66%.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The positivity ratio in other districts of Sindh has risen from 1.20% to 1.80%.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The health department said that in the last 24 hours, the province-wide positivity ratio stood at an average 4.58%. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
It said that on January 18, Sindh\u2019s positivity ratio had stood at 4.78%. It added that from January 18-March 7, the positivity ratio had fallen below 4%.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Th rising positivity ratio may be a cause of concern for the government as the National Command Operation Centre (NCOC) has announced the loosening of some of the coronavirus restrictions that it earlier put in place.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
However, the NCOC had said last month that the decisions could be reviewed again in view of increased disease prevalence, whenever deemed necessary.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
\u00a0After coronavirus restrictions were relaxed, the COVID-19 positivity ratio in Sindh has seen a sharp\u00a0rise\u00a0in the first week of March. The ratio measures how many people tested for coronavirus actually had the virus (tested positive) as a percentage of total tests conducted. As per the […]<\/p>\n
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