31 more die from Covid, 1,007 test positive

Thirty-one people died from Covid-19 in 24 hours till 8:00am yesterday, according to a press release issued by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).

The total number of deaths has now reached at 7,718 and the death rate stands at 1.48 percent.

At least 1,007 new infections were recorded in the meantime, taking the total number of people infected to 519,905, added the release.

The current positivity rate is 6.55 percent while the total positivity rate stands at 15.67 percent.

A total of 15,381 samples were tested across the country in those 24 hours.

At least 966 Covid-19 patients have recovered during the period.

The total number of recoveries now stands at 464,446 and the recovery rate at 89.33 percent.

Among the 31 dead, 21 were men and 10 women. Of them, one aged between 11 and 20 years, one between 21 and 30, two between 31 and 40, two between 41 and 50, five between 51 and 60, and 20 above 60 years, added the release.