10 die of Covid-19, fresh cases 6,676 in 24 hours
17 January 2022, 06:10 pm | Updated: 22 November 2024, 03:01 am
A total of 10 people died from Covid-19 and 6,676 fresh cases were recorded from Covid-19 in 24 hours till 8:00am on Monday, said a press release issued by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
The current positivity rate is 20.88 percent while the total positivity rate stood at 13.66 percent.
The news release added that the total number of Covid-19 deaths in the country now stands at 28,154 and the mortality rate stands at 1.73 percent. Meanwhile, the total number of cases rose to 16,24,387.
It added that a total of 31,980 samples were tested across the country in the 24 hours. At least 427 Covid-19 patients have recovered during the period.
The total number of recoveries now stands at 15,53,320 and the recovery rate at 95.62 percent, the news release added.
It added that, of the 10 deceased, four were male and six female and they were aged between 31-90 years old.
