At least a man died of Covid and six others were infected with Covid-19 across in the past 24 hours till 8:00am on Saturday.
The health department said that the total number of deaths from the viral disease to 23 since January, according to a statement of the Directorate General of Health Services.
A total of 239 samples were tested during this time, yielding a positivity rate of 2.51 per cent, the statement added.
The cumulative death toll since the pandemic began in 2020 stands at 29,523.
The first case of Covid was detected in the country on March 8, 2020. Ten days later, on March 18 of the same year, the first person died from the virus in the country.
