ISLAMABAD: Coronavirus cases kept on declining in Rawalpindi and Islamabad as both the districts saw 13 new cases on Tuesday.

Officials of the capital administration said that during the last 24 hours 1,540 tests were conducted in the capital which found the virus in 10 people and the positivity rate was 0.64pc, they added.

The officials said three cases were reported in the age group of 20-29, followed by two in 40-49 and one each in 0-9, 30-39, 50-59, 60-69 and 70-79.

Likewise, one case each was reported from E-11 and G-6, while the addresses of eight cases were not known, they added.

The number of active cases of the Covid-19 in capital reduced to 178 on Tuesday, the officials said, adding that out of the total 32 are admitted to hospitals, 30 are on oxygen and two are on ventilators.

In Rawalpindi, three people tested positive for Covid-19 while five patients were discharged from hospitals after recovering during the last 24 hours in the district.

As per data shared by the Punjab government, the positivity rate was calculated at 0.45pc in a single day in Rawalpindi. A total of 673 samples were collected out of which results of three persons came back positive while 670 people tested negative.

There are 71 active patients in Rawalpindi district out of whom three were in hospitals and 68 isolated at home.

According to data, two patients arrived from the cantonment areas and one came from Potohar Town.

Published in Dawn, March 23rd, 2022