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COVID-19 in Pakistan kills another five people

Country's COVID-19 positivity rate drops further to 2.42% as only 492 cases surface overnight, NIH data shows

Web Desk
July 18, 2022
People wearing masks walk in a busy market place. — AFP/File
People wearing masks walk in a busy market place. — AFP/File


A total of five more people suffering from COVID-19 succumbed to the disease overnight in Pakistan, taking the country's total coronavirus death count to 30,445, the National Institute of Health, Islamabad's data showed Monday morning.

The country's COVID-19 positivity ratio, however, dropped further as only 492 people were found infected with the virus.

The new infections were detected after diagnostic tests on 20,361 samples, after which Pakistan's COVID-19 positivity ratio was placed at 2.42% and the total coronavirus case count at 1,546,744.

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Meanwhile, 957 patients recovered from the disease in the last 24 hours. With the new deaths and recoveries, the number of active COVID-19 cases in Pakistan stands at 9,707.

However, 169 patients are still being treated in critical care units.


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