The COVID-19 mortality rate in the country stood at 3.16 percent after 775 fatalities were registered so far. On the other hand, the COVID-19 recovery rate was at 20.7% after 5,062 COVID-19 patients were cured of the infectious disease, according to the data released by the health ministry.
"The toll due to the novel coronavirus rose to 775 on Saturday with 57 deaths reported in past 24 hrs, while the number of confirmed cases saw a jump of 1,429 to go up to 24,506," said the health ministry.