Islamabad has recorded 98 new coronavirus cases, according to the government's Covid-19 portal, taking the capital's total to 13,927.

Gilgit Baltistan has recorded 11 new cases, down from 14 a day earlier while Azad Jammu and Kashmir has confirmed 47, up from 26 reported cases yesterday. Their tallies have risen to 1,630 and 1,532, respectively.

GB has also reported two additional fatalities from the virus while Islamabad and AJK have recorded one death each.

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