ISLAMABAD: The number of confirmed coronavirus cases has significantly declined in the capital city as only 19 tested positive on Thursday out of 2,404 tests run in high-risk areas of the city. According to official data, the total of confirmed Covid-19 cases rose to 15,141 after 19 new cases emerged in the city.

Out of 15,141 cases, 12,833 people have completely recovered and 167 have died since the outbreak of the coronavirus. As per the official data, so far 84.75 percent patients have completely recovered and the number of active cases in the city is 2,308.

Out of 19 cases, three were reported from the IHITC, two each from Sector I-8, Golra Sharif, Sector G-10, Sector F-11, and Bhara Kahu, one each case from Sector G-7, Sector F-8, Sector E-11, DHA-II, Chak Shehzad, and Alipur Farash.

The data says that the new cases reported on August 5 were 27, on August 4, 19, on August 3, 24, on August 2, 19, on August 1, 19, on July 31, 27, on July 30, 24, on July 29, 25, on July 28, 54, on July 27, 43, on July 26, 20, July 25, 55, July 24, 44, July 23, 21, July 22, 76, on July 21, 26, on July 20, 23, July 19, 72, on July 18, 50, on July 17, 52, on July 16, 87, July 15, 113, on July 14, 94, on July 13, 85, on July 12, 96, on July 11, 98, on July 10, 98, on July 9, 81, on July 8, 93, July 7, 63, July 6, 85, on July 5, 117, on July 4, 97, on July 3, 113, on July 2, 170, and on July 1, 137.

On June 30, 132, on June 29, 248, on June 28, 189, on June 27, 255, on June 26, 271, on June 25, 227, on June 24, 264, on June 23, 307, June 22, 250, on June 21, 383, on June 20, 338, on June 19, 304, on June 18, 395, on June 17, 385, and on June 16, 288.

Similarly, on June 15, 635, on June 14, 771, on June 13, 464, on June 12, 463, on June 11, 273, on June 10, 178, on June 9, 456, on June 8, 350, on June 7, 656, on June 6, 377, on June 5, 402, on June 4, 356, and on June 3, 292.

Copyright Business Recorder, 2020