3 die from COVID-19 in 24 hrs

Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) has confirmed three deaths and 19 new COVID-19 infections in the country over a 24-hour period from 8am Sunday to 8am Monday. 

"Three more COVID-19 related deaths were recorded in the past 24 hours, taking the total number of deaths from the viral disease to 19 since January," according to a statement of the DGHS.

A total of 406 samples were tested during this time, yielding a positivity rate of 4.68 percent, the statement added.

The cumulative death toll since the pandemic began in 2020 stands at 29,518.

The first case of Coronavirus was detected in the country on March 8, 2020. Ten days later, on March 18 of the same year, the first person died from the virus in the country.