Covid-19: 8 die, 656 infected, 617 recover in 24 hours

Eight people have died from Covid-19 in the last 24 hours (till 8:00am today), according to a press release issued by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS). The total number of deaths has now reached 7,950 and the death rate stands at 1.5 percent. At least 656 new infections were recorded in the meantime taking the total number of infections to 5,29,687, added the