Six die, 276 new Covid-19 cases recorded
Six people died with coronavirus in 24 hours till 8:00am yesterday, read a press release of the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
The number of Covid-19 deaths in the country now reached 27,834 and the death rate stands at 1.77 percent.
In those 24 hours, 276 fresh infections were recorded. At present, the total number of infections in the country is 1,568,257, the DGHS release read.
Meanwhile, 19,184 samples were tested across the country in those 24 hours and the positivity rate was 1.44 percent.
According to the press release, at least 440 patients recovered in this period, making the total number of recoveries reach 1,532,180 and recovery rate 97.70 percent.
Among the six dead, five were men and one woman.
Of them, two aged between 51 and 60 years old; two between 61 and 70 years; and two between 71 and 80, added the release.
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