Covid-19: 24 die, 1,545 infected, 1,704 recover in 24 hours

Twenty-four people have died from Covid-19 in the country during last 24 hours, according to a press release issued by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS). The total number of deaths has now reached 5,723 and the death rate stands at 1.46 percent. A total of 1,545 new infections were recorded in the meantime taking the total number of people infected to 3,93,131