Pakistan has reported 3,113 cases of the novel coronavirus in the last 24 hours, making it the third day in a row that the country has recorded more than 3,000 infections, data from the government's Covid-19 portal shows.

The highest number of cases were reported by Sindh, followed by Punjab. Following is the number of cases reported by each region over the past 24 hours:

  • Sindh: 1,402

  • Punjab: 654

  • Khyber Pakhtunkhwa: 453

  • Balochistan: 66

  • Islamabad: 425

  • Gilgit-Baltistan: 15

  • Azad Jammu and Kashmir: 98

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