50 new Coronavirus cases reported in country
Five more people were tested positive for Coronavirus (COVID-19) during the last 24 hours, raising the district’s confirmed cases to 47,825. As per the latest data released by the District Health Authority here on Tuesday, the infected cases included 44,164 from Rawalpindi and 3,661 from other districts. Among the new cases, two of each cases had arrived from Rawalpindi Cantonment and Islamabad area while one case reported from Potohar town. “Presently, 27 confirmed patients are quarantined at homes while no one at any district health facility”, the report added.
In addition, District Health Authority updated that during the last 24 hours,305 samples were collected, out of which 300 were declared negative, while the positivity rate was recorded at 1.64 per cent. Moreover, health officials said that 50 new Coronavirus cases were reported during the last 24 hours across the country. As per the data shared by the National Institute of Health (NIH) on Tuesday, the case positivity ratio was 1.77 percent while 23 patients were in critical condition. No death was reported from the Coronavirus in the last 24 hours while 2,818 Covid-19 tests were conducted. As many as 421 tests were conducted in Lahore out of which, eight cases were confirmed with a ratio of 1.90 percent, while 234 tests were conducted in Islamabad out of which eight cases were reported confirmed with a ratio of 3.42 percent. Meanwhile, Minister for National Health Services, Regulations, and Coordination Abdul Qadir Patel said the government has strengthened the role of Border and Health Services in Pakistan to deal with any sub-variant of Covid-19.
