Islamabad's coronavirus case tally has risen to 18,069 with 73 new infections in the last 24 hours, according to the government's Covid-19 portal.

Gilgit Baltistan has reported 12 new cases in the last 24 hours while Azad Jammu and Kashmir has recorded 61, taking their tallies to 4,059 and 3,498, respectively.

Islamabad and AJK have confirmed one more fatality each from the virus, taking their death tolls to 195 and 82, respectively.

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