241 Covid-19 deaths, 13,817 cases recorded in 24 hours

Two hundred and forty-one people died from Covid-19 in 24 hours till 8am today, said a press release issued by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).

The total number of Covid-19 deaths in the country now stands at 21,638 and the death rate stands at 1.65 percent.

At least 13,817 new infections were recorded during this period, taking the total number of people infected to 13,09,910, added the release.

The current positivity rate is 27.91 percent while the total positivity rate stands at 16.48 percent.

A total of 49,514 samples were tested across the country in the 24 hours.

At least 16,112 Covid-19 patients have recovered during the period.

The total number of recoveries now stands at 11,41,117 and the recovery rate at 87.12 percent.

Among the 241 deceased, 125 were men and 116 were women. Of them, five were within 21-30, 22 between 31-40, 25 between 41-50, 55 between 51-60 and 134 were above 60 years old, added the release.