Three 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 27,989 and the mortality rate stands at 1.77 percent.

At least 243 new infections were recorded during the period, taking the total number of people infected to 15,77,070, added the release.

The current positivity rate is 1.40 percent while the total positivity rate stands at 14.41 percent.

A total of 17,387 samples were tested across the country in the last 24 hours.

At least 225 Covid-19 patients have recovered during the period.

The total number of recoveries now stands at 15,41,886 and the recovery rate at 97.77 percent.

Of the three deceased, two were male and one female. Of them, two were between 41-50 years old and one between 61-70, added the release.