rawalpindi - Nine more persons were tested positive for the fatal coronavirus during the last 24 hours in the district with four belonging to Potohar Town, two from Rawal Town, one from Gujjar Khan, Murree and Rawalpindi Cantt.
According to the daily situation report issued by the District Corona Management Centre on Thursday, five confirmed patients were admitted to three health facilities including two in the Institute of Urology and one each in Fauji Foundation Hospital, Bilal Hospital and Holy Family Hospital.
The report updated that two patients were stable and three were on double oxygen support.
“As many as 6,523,647 people including 44,691 health workers had been vaccinated against the virus since the start of the vaccination drive from March 10, 2021,” it informed.
District Health Authority updated that during the last 24 hours, 1,576 samples were collected, out of which 1,567 were declared negative, while the positivity rate was recorded at 0.57 per cent.