Pakistan has reported more than 3,400 coronavirus cases for a second day straight while the national positivity rate has soared to eight per cent.
On March 19, the country reported 3,449 infections and 40 fatalities. A day earlier, 3,495 cases — the current year’s highest number of cases in a single day — and 61 deaths were recorded.
Region-wise breakdown of cases and deaths recorded:
- Punjab: 1,868 cases, 23 deaths
- Islamabad: 620 cases, 5 deaths
- Khyber Pakhtunkhwa: 529 cases, 8 death
- Sindh: 296 cases, 4 deaths
- Azad Jammu and Kashmir: 113 cases
- Balochistan: 21 cases
- Gilgit-Baltistan: 2 cases
