ISLAMABAD, August 1(ABC): Pakistan posted 656 fresh COVID-19 cases and one coronavirus-related death was reported in the last 24 hours, the National Institute of Health (NIH) data showed Monday morning.
During the last 24 hours, a total of 19,611 tests COVID-19 diagnostic tests were conducted, of which 656 samples came back positive, the institution’s data showed.
Following the detection of new cases, the COVID-19 positivity ratio stood at 3.35%, moving slightly up from 3.29%, which was recorded a day earlier.
According to NIH’s data, 161 COVID-19 patients are being treated in the Intensive Care Units (ICU) across the country at different medical facilities.
