ISLAMABAD: The country recorded the highest number of Covid-19 cases in a single day on Thursday in January as 3,097 new cases and 46 deaths were reported.

The positivity ratio, which remained at around 5 per cent for the last few weeks, also saw a jump and went up to 7.45 per cent. Earlier, 3,179 cases were reported on Dec 18 last year.

According to data of the National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC), 3,097 new cases and 46 deaths were reported on Thursday.

A total of 328 ventilators were under occupation of patients across the country.

The ratio of use of ventilators was as follows: Multan, 56pc; Bahawalpur, 55pc; Lahore, 36pc; and Peshawar, 32pc.

The position of occupancy of oxygen bed across the country was as follows: Peshawar, 50pc; Karachi, 37pc; Multan, 33pc; and Rawalpindi, 28pc.

The number of active cases in the country was 33,869 while 467,234 people recovered from the disease.

Published in Dawn, January 15th, 2021