ISLAMABAD: As many as 10 people were diagnosed with Covid-19 in Islamabad district while no patient emerged in Rawalpindi on Wednesday.

According to officials of the respective administrations, the positivity ratio recorded in Islamabad was 0.7pc while the rate in Rawalpindi was 0pc. Officials said during the last 24 hours, 1,427 tests were conducted in the federal capital.

Three cases were reported in the age group of 40-49, two each from 20-29 and 30-39, and one each in the age bracket of 0-9 and 50-59. Likewise, one case each was reported from Lohi Bher, G-9 and G-5 while addresses of seven cases were not known, they added.

Active cases of the virus in the capital fell to 115, out of which 37 were admitted to hospitals, 32 were on oxygen support and five on ventilators.

In Rawalpindi district, three patients recovered from the disease and 1,332 samples were collected. There are 38 active patients with one person in the hospital and 37 home isolated. There is one patient admitted to Bilal Hospital whose condition is stable whereas no one is on ventilator.

Published in Dawn, March 31st, 2022