ISLAMABAD: A dozen new cases of Covid-19 were reported in the capital on Monday with the positivity ratio recorded at 0.9pc.

Officials of the capital administration said during the last 24 hours 1,292 tests were conducted. Four cases were reported in the age group of 60-69, followed by three in 30-39, two in 20-29, and one each in 0-9, 10-19 and 50-59.

Likewise, one case was reported from G-9 and G-11 while addresses of 10 cases were not known, they said.

The number of active Covid-19 patients in the capital reduced to 195, the officials said, adding out of the total 35 are admitted in hospitals, 33 are on oxygen support and two are on ventilators.

APP ADDS: The positivity ratio in Rawalpindi district was recorded at 0.5pc whereasfive people were diagnosed with the disease in Rawalpindi cantonment while no case had been reported from the other areas of the district during the last 24 hours.

According to the daily situation report issued by the District Corona Management centre on Monday, three confirmed patients were admitted to three health facilities including one in the Rawalpindi Institute of Urology, Fauji Foundation and Bilal Hospital.

The report updated that two patients were stable and one was on double oxygen support.

“As many as 6,547,701 people, including 44,704 health workers, had been vaccinated against the fatal disease since the start of the vaccination drive from March 10, 2021,” it stated.

The District Health Authority updated that during the last 24 hours, 995 samples were collected out of which 990 were declared negative.

Published in Dawn, March 22nd, 2022