Pakistan has reported a total of 3,495 new coronavirus cases in the last 24 hours. This is the highest number of daily cases recorded since 3,795 cases on December 6, 2020.

A total of 61 deaths were reported in the last 24 hours. Meanwhile, the national positivity rate has risen to 7.8 per cent as the country battles a third wave of the pandemic.

The region-wise breakdown of cases and deaths is as follows:

  • Punjab: 1,824 cases, 43 deaths
  • Khyber Pakhtunkhwa: 624 cases, 9 deaths
  • Islamabad: 538 cases, 2 deaths
  • Sindh: 384 cases, 1 death
  • Azad Jammu and Kashmir: 103 cases, 6 deaths
  • Balochistan: 22 cases

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