Covid-19: Record 153 deaths, 8,661 new cases in 24 hours

One hundred and fifty-three people died from Covid-19 in 24 hours (till 8am today), according to a press release issued by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).

This is by far the highest number of deaths from Covid-19 in a single day in the country since the pandemic began last year.

The total number of Covid-19 deaths in the country has reached 15,065 and the death rate stands at 1.59 percent.

At least, 8,661 new infections were recorded during the period, taking the total number of people infected to 944,917, added the release.

The current positivity rate is 28.99 percent while the total positivity rate stands at 14.05 percent.

A total of 29,879 samples were tested across the country in 24 hours.

At least 4,698 Covid-19 patients have recovered during the period.

The total number of recoveries now stands at 833,897 and the recovery rate at 88.25 percent.

Among the 153 deceased, 96 were men and 57 were women. Of them, three were within 21-30, 11 between 31-40, 24 between 41-50, 45 between 51-60 and 70 were above 60 years old, added the release.