18 Covid-19 deaths in 24 hours, positivity rate now below 3%
Eighteen people died from Covid-19 in 24 hours till 8am today, said a press release issued by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
The total number of Covid-19 deaths in the country now stands at 27,573 and the death rate stands at 1.77 percent.
At least 617 new infections were recorded during the period, taking the total number of people infected to 15,57,964, added the release.
The current positivity rate is 2.90 percent while the total positivity rate stands at 15.91 percent.
A total of 21,246 samples were tested across the country in the 24 hours.
At least 1,112 Covid-19 patients have recovered during the period.
The total number of recoveries now stands at 15,18,754 and the recovery rate at 97.48 percent.
Among the 18 deceased, nine were men and nine were women. Of them, one was under 10, two between 31-40, five between 41-50, five between 51-60 and five were above 60 years old, added the release.
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