Covid-19 positivity rate now 2.63%

At least 529 new infections were recorded and eight people died from Covid-19 in 24 hours till 8:00 am today, said a press release issued by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).

The current positivity rate is 2.63 percent while the total positivity rate stands at 14.40 percent.

The total number of Covid-19 deaths in the country now stands at 29,085 and the mortality rate stands at 1.49 percent. Meanwhile, the total number of cases rose to 19,47,266, added the release.

A total of 20,132 samples were tested across the country in the 24 hours.

At least 3,340 patients have recovered from Covid-19 during the period. The total number of recoveries now stands at 18,43,338 and the recovery rate at 94.66 percent, added the release.

Of the eight deceased, six were male and two were female.

Of them, one was between 31-40, one between 41-50, one between 51-60 and three between 61-70 and two within 71-80 years old, added the release.