ISLAMABAD: The number of confirmed coronavirus cases witnessed an upward trend on Wednesday in the federal capital following gap of two days as 76 new cases were reported, taking the total number of positive cases to 14,701. The positivity rate of the Covid-19 remained at 3.0 percent against 2,527 tests run on high-risk positive patients.

Out of 14,701 total patients, 12,023 have completely recovered, and 161 have died, since the outbreak of coronavirus in the country.

According to official data, the recovery rate of the Covid-19 patients remained at 82 percent, while the number of active cases has reduced to 26,023.

Out of 76 cases reported in the city, 52 were male and 24 were female. Of the 76 cases, 13 cases were reported from Sector G-7, seven each from Sector G-11, and Sector G-10, five from Tarlai, four each from PWD, Model Town, Burma Town and Bahra Kahu, three from sector F-8, two each from Tarnol, Sohan, Margalla Town, G-8, G-5, E-11, and Ali Pur, one each from Zia Masjid, PIMS, Sector I-10, H-8, H-9, H-13, Golra Mor, G-6, G-13, F-7, and F-6.

The data says that the new cases reported on July 21 were 26, on July 20, 23, July 19, 72, on July 18, 50, and on July 17, 52, on July 16, 87, July 15, 113, on July 14, 94, on July 13, 85, on July 12, 96, on July 11, 98, on July 10, 98, on July 9, 81, on July 8, 93, July 7, 63, July 6, 85, on July 5, 117, on July 4, 97, on July 3, 113, on July 2, 170, on July 1, 137, on June 30, 132, on June 29, 248, on June 28, 189, on June 27, 255, on June 26, 271, on June 25, 227, on June 24, 264, on June 23, 307, June 22, 250, on June 21, 383, on June 20, 338, on June 19, 304, on June 18, 395, on June 17, 385, and on June 16, 288.

Similarly, on June 15, 635, on June 14, 771, on June 13, 464, on June 12, 463, on June 11, 273, on June 10, 178, on June 9, 456, on June 8, 350, on June 7, 656, on June 6, 377, on June 5, 402, on June 4, 356, and on June 3, 292.

The total number of deaths on July 21, were 160, on July 20, 159, on July 19, 157, on July 18, 157, on July 17, 157, on July 16, 156, on July 15, 155, on July 14, 155, on July 13, 153, on July 12, 152, on July 11, 147, on July 10, 146, on July 9, 142, July 8, 140, July 7, 140, July 6, 137, on July 5, 134, on July 4, 130, on July 3, 129, on July 2, 129, on July 1, 128, on June 30, 128, on June 29, 127, on June 28, 122, on June 27, 120, on June 26, 118, on June 25, 115, on June 24, 108, on June 23, 106, on June 22, 101, on June 21, 98, on June 20, 95, on June 19, 95, on June 18,95, on June 17, 94, on June 16, 83, on June 15, 77, on June 14, 75, on June 13, 71, on June 12, 65, and on June 11, 62 .

Copyright Business Recorder, 2020