Covid-19 claims three more lives during past 24 hours: NIH

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has recorded three Covid-19-related deaths and 228 fresh pandemic cases during the last 24 hours, ARY News reported on Sunday, quoting the National Institute of Health (NIH).

According to statistics issued by National Institute of Health (NIH), a total of 19,041 Covid-19 diagnostic tests were conducted, of which 228 samples came back positive.

COVID-19 Statistics 04 September 2022
Total Tests in Last 24 Hours: 19,041
Positive Cases: 228
Positivity %: 1.20%
Deaths: 03
Patients on Critical Care: 114

— NIH Pakistan (@NIH_Pakistan) September 4, 2022

Meanwhile, three more patients succumbed to the Covid-19 during the same period. Following the detection of new cases, the positivity ratio stood at 1.20 per cent.

The NIH, in the statement, said almost 114 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 coroanvirus-related deaths has reached 30,581.