ISLAMABAD: The National Institute of Health (NIH) on Friday reported 6 deaths, and 433 new Covid-19 infections during the last 24 hours, indicating a rise in the positivity rate to 2.69 percent.
According to the statistics issued by National Institute of Health (NIH), 433 new Covid-19 cases were recorded during the last 24 hours. As many as six people succumbed to the deadly virus during this period.
COVID-19 Statistics 26 August 2022
Total Tests in Last 24 Hours: 16,075
Positive Cases: 433
Positivity %: 2.69%
Deaths: 06
Patients on Critical Care: 122— NIH Pakistan (@NIH_Pakistan) August 26, 2022
Following the detection of new cases, the COVID-19 positivity rate also rose to 2.96percent. Moreover, 16,075 Covid-19 tests were conducted in the last 24 hours while 122 patients were in critical care.
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 30,569.