

During the same period, 234 more people tested positive for Covid-19, the information was given in a press release sent by the health department in this afternoon.
The current positivity rate was reported at 1.32% after 17,700 samples were tested across the country.
With the latest additions, the death toll reached 27,926 and the case tally increased to 15,72,735 in the country.
Also, 229 patients were declared free of Covid-19 during the last 24 hours, with a 97.71% recovery rate.
The country's first cases were reported on 8 March last year and the first death from the virus was reported on 18 March.


















