225 Covid-19 deaths, 11,578 cases recorded in 24 hours
Two hundred and twenty-five 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 17,894 and the death rate stands at 1.62 percent.
At least 11,578 new infections were recorded during the period, taking the total number of people infected to 11,03,989, added the release.
The current positivity rate is 29.09 percent while the total positivity rate stands at 15.22 percent.
A total of 39,806 samples were tested across the country in the 24 hours.
At least 8,845 Covid-19 patients have recovered during the period.
The total number of recoveries now stands at 9,32,008 and the recovery rate at 84.42 percent.
Among the 225 deceased, 123 were men and 102 were women. Of them, one was under 10, three were between 11-20 years old, seven were within 21-30, 16 between 31-40, 31 between 41-50, 52 between 51-60 and 115 were above 60 years old, added the release.
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