No Covid-19 death, 1,685 cases reported in 24 hours

At least 1,685 new Covid-19 cases were recorded in 24 hours till 8:00 am today, said a press release issued by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).

No death from Covid-19 reported during the period, so the death toll from the disease remains at 29,135.

The Covid-19 death rate at the moment is 1.48 percent.

The current positivity rate is 12.18 percent while the total positivity rate stands at 13.75 percent.

Meanwhile, with the new infections the total number of cases rose to 19,62,213 added the release.

A total of 13,833 samples were tested across the country during this period.

At least 185 patients have recovered from Covid-19 within this time. The total number of recoveries now stands at 19,06,417 and the recovery rate at 97.16 percent, added the release.