25 Covid-19 deaths, 1,441 new cases recorded in 24 hours

Twenty-five people have died from Covid-19 in 24 hours (till 8am today), according to a press release issued by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).

With this the total number of deaths reached 12,401 and death rate stands at 1.57 percent.

At least 1,441 new infections were recorded in the meantime taking the total number of people infected to 7,90,521, added the release.

The current positivity rate is 8.15 percent while the total positivity rate stands at 13.54 percent.

A total of 17,683 samples were tested across the country in 24 hours (till 8am today).

At least 834 Covid-19 patients have recovered in this period.

The total number of recoveries now stands at 7,31,531 and the recovery rate at 92.54 percent.

Among the 25 deceased, 21 were men and four women. One was between 21-30 years old; four were between 41-50; seven within 51-60 and 13 were above 60 years old, added the release.