Punjab particularly its capital, Lahore, has witnessed an alarming surge within the Omicron variant of COVID-19.
In accordance with the provincial well being division, the province has up to now reported 372 instances of Omicron of which 351 are reported in Lahore.
“43 contemporary instances of the variant have been reported over the past 24 hours in Lahore,” the division stated. Over the previous 24 hours, Sheikhpura reported six new instances of the Omicron variant.
The well being division stated that containment of the brand new variant in Lahore has develop into a difficult process for the well being authorities because the positivity ratio has gone past six % within the provincial capital and presently stands at 6.9%.
Then again, Pakistan’s coronavirus positivity was recorded at an alarming 6.12% over the past 24 hours, whereas the nation reported 3,019 instances over the past 24 hours.
In accordance with the most recent figures shared by the Nationwide Command and Operation Centre (NCOC), a complete of 49,270 samples have been examined throughout this era, out of which 3,019 turned out to be optimistic, displaying a drastic surge within the nationwide positivity fee of 6.12 per cent as in comparison with yesterday’s 4.7%.