241 more die, 10,299 get Covid

Two hundred and forty-one people have died from Covid-19 in 24 hours till 8:00am yesterday, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).

In a press release, DGHS said the daily positivity rate stood at 24.52 percent during this period.

The total number of deaths in the country has reached 22,652 and the death rate stands at 1.67 percent.

A total of 10,299 new infections were recorded during the period, taking the total number of people infected to 1,353,695, added the release.

The total positivity rate stands at 16.68 percent.

A total of 42,003 samples were tested across the country in those 24 hours.

A total of 16,627 Covid-19 patients have recovered during the period. The total number of recoveries now stands at 1,205,447 and the recovery rate at 89.05 percent.

Among 241 dead, 128 were men and 113 women.

Of them, one was aged below 10 years old, one aged between 11 and 20 years, nine between 21 and 30 years, 17 between 31 and 40 years, 28 between 41 and 50 years, 54 between 51 and 60 years, 70 between 61 and 70 years, 49 between 71 and 80 years, nine between 81 and 90 years, and three between 91 and 100 years, added the release.