Positivity rate on the rise

The Covid-19 positivity rate increased to 13.60 percent yesterday from the previous day's 10.76 percent, said a press release of the Directorate General of Health Services.

At least 299 new Covid cases were recorded against 2,199 tested samples in 24 hours preceding 8:00am yesterday.

A total of 690 patients recovered from the disease during the same period. The recovery rate stands at 97 percent.

The number of Covid deaths in the country is 29,380.

The figure of Covid cases has been on the rise since early last month, with the highest daily positivity rate of 15 percent recorded on September 21.

The number started declining from October 2, but it is increasing again.