July 19, 2021
KARACHI/LAHORE: The COVID-19 positivity ratio in the port city has reached 23 percent due to the presence of the Delta variant, says data released by Karachi University s International Centre for Chemical and Biological Sciences (ICCBS).
Out of 90 samples tested at the ICCBS labs on July 14, the Delta variant was detected in 83 of them. Health experts say that if the cases continue to increase, the death toll in the country is also likely to get higher.Health authorities say that owing to the Delta variant, the number of coronavirus cases in Karachi is rapidly increasing, so much so that hospitals are on the verge of reaching capacity. Several hospitals in Karachi, including the Civil Hospital, had to postpone scheduled operations due to the growing number of coronavirus patients being admitted there, the report said, adding that at present, the COVID-19 positivity ratio in Karachi has reached 23 percent.
Karachi’s corona positivity ratio rises to 23pc
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KARACHI/LAHORE: The COVID-19 positivity ratio in the port city has reached 23 percent due to the presence of the Delta variant, says data released by Karachi University s International Centre for Chemical and Biological Sciences (ICCBS).
Out of 90 samples tested at the ICCBS labs on July 14, the Delta variant was detected in 83 of them. Health experts say that if the cases continue to increase, the death toll in the country is also likely to get higher.Health authorities say that owing to the Delta variant, the number of coronavirus cases in Karachi is rapidly increasing, so much so that hospitals are on the verge of reaching capacity.
Delta driven positivity ratio surges to 23pc in Karachi
July 19, 2021
KARACHI: The Covid-19 positivity ratio in Karachi surged to 23 per cent owing to the presence of the Delta variant, Geo News reported on Sunday, citing data released by Karachi University’s International Centre for Chemical and Biological Sciences (ICCBS).
According to the report, out of 90 samples tested at the ICCBS labs, the Delta variant was detected in 83 of them. Health experts say that if the cases continue to increase, the death toll in the country is also likely to get higher. Health authorities say owing to the Delta variant, the number of coronavirus cases in Karachi was rapidly increasing, so much so that hospitals were on the verge of reaching capacity.
Delta variant accounts for 92pc Covid cases in Karachi
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Health authorities have started reserving more beds, wards and human resources at two major tertiary-care hospitals in Karachi to deal with the growing number of Covid-19 cases, as the positivity rate due to the highly transmissible Delta variant, which accounts for 92 per cent of the infection cases in the city, has jumped to 23.32 per cent.
“A surgical ward comprising 48 beds is being converted into a Covid-19 ward at the Civil Hospital Karachi [CHK], while the pulmonology ward at the Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre has also been put on standby to deal with the rising cases due to the Delta variant, which is now spreading like wildfire in the city,” a Sindh Health Department official told The News on Sunday.
Now the fourth wave
This writer is the former editor of The Express Tribune and can be reached @Tribunian
Medical experts are telling us that the Delta (Indian) variant of Covid-19 is now the dominant strain worldwide and is accompanied by a surge in deaths, almost entirely among unvaccinated people. In the last week, Pakistan reported 2,783 new coronavirus cases in 24 hours, taking the country’s Covid-19 tally to 986,668. The country’s death toll climbed to 22,760 after 39 more people succumbed to the deadly disease. Meanwhile, 1,000 patients recovered from the deadly disease in a day taking total recoveries to 918,329. According to the National Command Operation Center (NCOC), total active Covid-19 cases across the country were reported to be 45,579.