ISLAMABAD – National Command and Operation Center (NCOC) on Tuesday saidthat coronavirus positivity rate has surged to 8.16 percent in Pakistan.

As per NCOC, Sindh has highest the COVID-19 positivity rate of 14.1 percentwith Karachi at 20.12 percent and Hyderabad at 18.43 percent.

The positivity rate in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) is at 5.6% with Abbottabadcity standing at 14.53%.

The positivity rate of coronavirus cases in Islamabad is recorded at 6.6percent, Punjab at 4.2 percent, Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) region at 11.9percent and Balochistan at 12.5percent.

On the other hand, Pakistan has reported highest daily COVID-19 cases sincemid-July. According to the latest figures by the National Command andOperation Center (NCOC), 3,499 persons tested positive for COVID-19 in thepast 24 hours.