Islamabad reports more than 500 Covid-19 infections

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Islamabad has reported 537 Covid-19 infections in the last 24 hours, taking the capital's total to 27,555. It has also reported six more deaths from the virus, taking the total number of fatalities to 285.

Gilgit-Baltistan has recorded 16 new cases, while Azad Jammu and Kashmir has confirmed 80, taking their tallies to 4,558 and 6,203, respectively. AJK's death toll has risen to 147 with three more fatalities.

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