Islamabad records spike in cases with 238 more infections

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Islamabad has recorded 238 new coronavirus infections, up from 67 a day earlier, and four more fatalities. The capital's caseload has risen to 36,721 while the total number of deaths has reached 398.

Gilgit Baltistan has reported six new cases while Azad Jammu and Kashmir has confirmed 25, taking their tallies to 4,838 and 8,065, respectively. The regions did not report any additional deaths from the virus.

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