Online Report,18 Dec:
Twenty-five people have died in the country from Covid-19 in the last 24 hours, according to a press release issued by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
The total number of deaths has now reached 7,217 and the death rate stands at 1.45 percent.
At least 1,318 new infections were recorded in the meantime, taking the total number of people infected to 4,98,293, the release added.
The current positivity rate is 9.19 percent, while the total positivity rate stands at 16.34 percent
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