NCOC Update, Karachi’s positivity rate surges to all-time high
While the National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC) data showed over 3,000 Covid-19 cases for a second consecutive day with 39 more deaths and 3,262 new cases in past 24 hours; the number of active cases in the country swelled to 59,899 on July 27. Terming Karachi’s situation where the positivity rate of coronavirus has surged to 26.32 per cent ‘the worst till date’; the NCOC in a meeting noted that number of Covid patients in intensive care units in the metropolis had already increased to 980. The federal government vowed to cooperate with the Sindh government and provide personal protective equipment and oxygen to deal with the situation.
NCOC Meeting by Multiple Ministers:
In a related development; a spokesperson for the Ministry of National Health Services Sajid Shah confirmed that three million more doses of Sinopharm arrived from China on Tuesday. However, the NCOC meeting, which was chaired by Minister for Planning; Development and Special Initiatives Asad Umar; highlighted the need for strict implementation of Covid-related standard operating procedures in Karachi.
Vaccine Statistics:
Vaccine administered across Pakistan on 27 July: 778,072
Total vaccine administered till now: 27,026,307— NCOC (@OfficialNcoc) July 28, 2021
Statistics 28 Jul 21:
Total Tests in Last 24 Hours: 52,291
Positive Cases: 4119
Positivity % : 7.8%
Deaths : 44— NCOC (@OfficialNcoc) July 28, 2021
Karachi’s positivity rate for daily new coronavirus cases has surpassed 30%
Incidentally, Karachi has the highest vaccine coverage in Sindh – 22.84% of adults have received at least 1 dose
District East leads with 55% of adults and 45% of adults in South having received 1 dose
— omar r quraishi (@omar_quraishi) July 28, 2021
India like situation at the moment at #Karachi due to rising cases of Delta virus with positivity rate touching 25%. Worried for my friends & dear ones there. Stay safe. pic.twitter.com/HB6JXei9gq
— Abdul Majeed Khan Marwat (@koolkopper) July 26, 2021
Moreover, The Sindh and Punjab governments have earlier warned; the unvaccinated people that their SIMs can be blocked if they did not get their shots. Furthermore, “Nowadays people can spend a whole day if their wallets are left at home; but they become completely paralyzed if their cell phones are misplaced or SIMs are blocked for a single day. Though such proposals and ideas [like blocking SIMs] are discussed at the platform of NCOC; I would urge people to get them vaccinated at the earliest,” the PM’s aide on health said
