ISLAMABAD: The coronavirus positive cases' rate on Tuesday remained at 0.4 percent as only 11 people were tested positive out of 2,298 tests run on high-risk people in the federal capital.

According to official data, the total number of coronavirus cases in the capital city rose to 15,401, of which 13,430 patients have completely recovered, since the outbreak of the deadly virus. "We are keeping a close watch on the disease trend; it has sustained the lower positivity. However, we have to be vigilant for future," said a senior official of the district administration.

The total number of active cases in the city is 1,971, and the number of deaths is 175, the data says. The data says that the new cases reported on August 17 were 12, on August 16, 32, on August 15, 4, on August 14, 19, on August 13, 27, on August 12, 15, on August 11, 20, on August 10, 20, August 9, 27, August 8, 32, August 7, 41, August 6, 19, on August 5, 27, on August 4, 19, on August 3, 24, on August 2, 19, on August 1, 19, on July 31, 27, on July 30, 24, on July 29, 25, on July 28, 54, on July 27, 43, on July 26, 20, July 25, 55, July 24, 44, July 23, 21, and on July 22, 76.

Copyright Business Recorder, 2020