ISLAMABAD: As many as 13 people - one in Rawalpindi and 12 in Islamabad district — were diagnosed with Covid-19 on Thursday. Positivity ratio in the capital was traced at 1.4 percent whereas in Rawalpindi district, it was traced at 0.9pc.

Officials of the capital administration said that during the last 24 hours 827 tests were conducted. Four cases were reported in the age group of 30-39, followed by three in 20-29, two in 70-79, and one each in 0-9, 10-19, and 80 and above.

Likewise, two cases were reported from G-9, followed by one each from Lohi Bher, Rawat, F-7, F-6, I-9 and Rawal Town, they said, adding addresses of four cases were not known.

The number of active cases of the virus in the capital reduced to 163 on Thursday, the officials said, adding out of the total 32 are admitted in hospitals, 29 are on oxygen support and three are on ventilators.

Meanwhile, in Rawalpindi district, nine patients recovered from the disease during the last 24 hours.

District Health Authority (DHA) spokesman Dr Waqar Ahmed told Dawn that the number of patients had reduced. “Due to March 23 holiday, less people turned to laboratories for Covid-19 test. Positivity ratio in the district also sharply reduced in the last two weeks,” he said, adding presently, there was no critically ill patient in hospitals whereas no death was reported in the district during the last six days.

A total of 1,098 samples were collected and 1,097 were declared negative. In Rawalpindi district, there are 62 active patients. As many as three are in hospitals and 59 patients are home isolated. One patient was reported from Potohar Town.

There are three patients admitted in different hospitals of Rawalpindi city including one patient each in Bilal Hospital, Fauji Foundation Hospital and Rawalpindi Institute of Urology (RIU), respectively.

There is no patient on a ventilator however one patient is on oxygen support and two are stable.

Published in Dawn, March 25th, 2022