Rawalpindi district, on the other hand, saw 133 people contracting the virus and three breathing their last.
The positivity ratio in Islamabad remained unchanged at 7.7pc.
According to officials of the capital administration, the last time Islamabad recorded such a high number was on Dec 6, 2020 when 422 cases surfaced.
Recoveries of 257 patients were reported in the capital, officials said, adding that the total number of confirmed casessince the start of the pandemic had reached4,495. So far 44,409 patients had recovered and 526 people passed away from the disease,they added.
Positivity ratio remains at 7.7pc; three die in Rawalpindi
According to the Rawalpindi administration, Mazloom Bibi, 65, a resident of Kallar Syedan, was brought to Fauji Foundation Hospital on March 4 where she died on Tuesday.
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