ISLAMABAD: National Institute of Health (NIH) on Tuesday reported two deaths, 217 new Covid-infection during the past 24 hours.
According to the statistics issued by National Institute of Health (NIH), a total of 11,285 Covid-19 diagnostic tests were conducted, of which 217 samples came out positive.
Meanwhile, two more patients died in the last 24 hours.
COVID-19 Statistics 23 August 2022
Total Tests in Last 24 Hours: 11,285
Positive Cases: 217
Positivity %: 1.92%
Deaths: 02
Patients on Critical Care: 116— NIH Pakistan (@NIH_Pakistan) August 23, 2022
The Covid-19 positivity ratio stood at 1.92 percent, sliding down from 2.48pc, recorded a day earlier.
In the statement, the NIH stated that almost 116 coronavirus patients were being treated in the Intensive Care Units (ICU) across the country at different medical facilities.
It is pertinent to mention here that a total of over 1.5 million Covid-19 cases have been reported in Pakistan so far, while the total number of Covid-related deaths has reached 30,557.
