Covid claims two lives, infects 578 more Pakistanis

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has reported two more deaths and 578 fresh Covid-19 cases during the past 24 hours, ARY News reported on Thursday, quoting the National Institute of Health (NIH).

According to data issued by the National Institute of Health (NIH), a total of 22,679 COVID-19 diagnostic tests were conducted during the past 24 hours, of which 578 samples came out positive.

COVID-19 Statistics 18 August 2022
Total Tests in Last 24 Hours: 22,679
Positive Cases: 578
Positivity %: 2.55%
Deaths: 02
Patients on Critical Care: 159

— NIH Pakistan (@NIH_Pakistan) August 18, 2022

 Two more patients succumbed to the coronavirus during the same period. Meanwhile, the country’s positivity rate stood at 2.55% as compared to yesterday’s 2.72pc.

As per the data, 159 COVID-19 patients were being treated in the Intensive Care Units (ICU) across the country at different medical facilities.

COVID-19 has claimed the lives of 30,537 people in Pakistan so far. According to the government dashboard, the total number of cases in the country is 1,563,705.