Pakistan's coronavirus cases crossed the 800,000 mark after the country recorded 4,825 new cases.

During the last 24 hours, 50,161 tests were conducted and the national positivity rate is 9.61 per cent. The total number has risen to 800,452 while the death toll is 17,187.

Punjab has the highest number of cases and deaths with 290,788 infections and 7,990 fatalities.

Breakdown of deaths and cases reported:

  • Punjab: 2,190 cases, 26 deaths
  • Khyber Pakhtunkhwa: 956 cases, 31 deaths
  • Sindh: 952 cases, 6 deaths
  • Islamabad: 469 cases, 5 deaths
  • Azad Jammu and Kashmir: 128 cases, 1 death
  • Balochistan: 125 cases
  • Gilgit-Baltistan: 5 cases, 1 death

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