As the positivity rate exceeded 20.4 percent on Thursday, the Karachi administration returned to enforcing and inspecting establishments in accordance with Covid-19 SOPs.
The administration of the Karachi Central District closed three schools for failing to follow SOPs.
There have been 1,645 cases reported in the last 24 hours across the province. Karachi accounted for 1,433 of the total, or over 87 percent.