A sharp rise: 54 Covid-19 deaths, 3,050 new cases reported in 24 hours

Fifty-four 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). With this, the total number of deaths has reached 13,172 and death rate stands at 1.59 percent. At least 3,050 new infections were recorded in the meantime taking the total number of people infected to 8,29,972, added