Corona cases rise as public ignores SOPs
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March 15, 2021
ISLAMABAD: Coronavirus cases continue to increase countrywide due to wilful violation of the SOPs specified by the government with 2,664 new infections reported over 24 hours.
According to APP, the positivity percentage has been measured at 6.6, while 32 patients have died in a single day, according to the National command and Operation Centre (NCOC). The total number of cases in the country stands at 652,000 out of which 570,000 have recovered, while total death toll has increased to 13,508.
On Saturday, 40,564 tests were conducted countrywide after which the above-mentioned results were obtained. Earlier this week, the NCOC and the education ministry had taken important decisions on closing schools in certain cities of owing to the rising number of cases.