20 Covid-19 deaths, 415 cases recorded in 24 hours
Twenty 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 27,674 and the death rate stands at 1.77 percent.
At least 415 new infections were recorded during the period, taking the total number of people infected to 15,61,878, added the release.
The current positivity rate is 2.45 percent while the total positivity rate stands at 15.73 percent.
A total of 16,925 samples were tested across the country in the 24 hours.
At least 543 Covid-19 patients have recovered during the period.
The total number of recoveries now stands at 15,23,134 and the recovery rate at 97.52 percent.
Among the 20 deceased, 12 were men and eight were women. Of them, two were between 21-30, two between 31-40, two between 41-50, three between 51-60 and 11 were above 60 years old, added the release.
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