Thirteen people have died from Covid-19 in 24 hours (till 8am today), according to a press release issued by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
The total number of deaths has now reached 8,266 and the death rate stands at 1.53 percent.
At least 291 new infections were recorded in the meantime taking the total number of people infected to 5,40,266, added the release.
The current positivity rate is 2.26 percent while the total positivity rate stands at 14.09 percent.
A total of 12,871 samples were tested across the country in 24 hours (till 8am today).
At least 374 Covid-19 patients have recovered during the period.
The total number of recoveries now stands at 4,86,767 and the recovery rate at 90.10 percent.
Among the five deceased, seven were men and six women while one was between 21-30 years old, one within 31-40, one between 41-50, four within 51-60 and six were above 60 years old, added the release.
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