Khyber Pakhtunkhwa has reported 1,242 coronavirus cases and 37 deaths during the last 24 hours. This is the second day in a row the province has reported more than 1,000 infections.

A day earlier, KP recorded 1,153 cases. The provincial total is 109,704 and the death toll has risen to 2,990.

Meanwhile, Balochistan recorded 115 new cases and one more death. The provincial tally is 21,242 while the death toll is 226.

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