From Health ministry stats show 29 virus deaths since Friday
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleUpdated numbers from the Health Ministry show that there have been 29 deaths since Friday afternoon, 16 of which occurred so far on Saturday, bringing the death toll up to 1,441.
It says that there have been 4,174 infections thus far on Saturday (as of 10 p.m.), out of just fewer than 25,000 tests, for a sky-high 17 percent positivity rate.
It also updates the numbers from Friday, saying that a total of 8.315 people tested positive for the virus, or 13.7%.
The number of people on ventilators remains at 200.
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