7 die of Covid-19, new cases jump to 1,140
06 January 2022, 06:44 pm | Updated: 23 November 2024, 08:35 pm
A total of seven people died from Covid-19 in 24 hours till 8:00am Thursday, said a press release issued by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
The total number of Covid-19 deaths in the country now stood at 28,097 and the death rate stood at 1.77 percent.
During this period, at least 1,140 new infections were recorded, taking the total number of people infected to 15,89,947, the news release added.
The current positivity rate is 4.86 percent while the total positivity rate stands at 13.69 percent.
Some 23,435 samples were tested across the country in the 24 hours. At least 196 Covid-19 patients have recovered during the period.
The total number of recoveries now stands at 15,50,364 and the recovery rate at 97.51 percent.
The press release added that of the seven deceased, five were male and two were female. Of them, two were between 51-60 years old, four were within 61-70, and one was between 71-80 years old.
