Covid-19 on the rise: 128 infections recorded in a day, positivity rate 1.91%
At least 128 new Covid-19 cases were recorded in 24 hours till 8:00 am today, said a press release issued by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
No Covid-19 deaths have been reported for the 13th consecutive day.
The total number of Covid-19 deaths in the country remains 29,131 and the death rate is 1.49 percent.
The current positivity rate is 1.91 percent while the total positivity rate stands at 13.77 percent.
Meanwhile, with the new infections the total number of cases rose to 19,54,243, added the release.
A total of 6,688 samples were tested across the country during this period.
At least 71 patients have recovered from Covid-19 within this time. The total number of recoveries now stands at 19,05,337 and the recovery rate at 97.5 percent, added the release.
After around two and a half months, the number of Covid-19 cases surpassed the 100-mark yesterday as the health directorate reported 119 cases countrywide.
On March 25, the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) reported 102 cases.
Since then, the numbers of daily confirmed cases under the 100-mark and hit the lowest, four cases, on May 5.
Despite an increase later, the numbers remained below 50 until June 6. The number has continued to rise since then.
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