Pakistan reports less than 2,000 Covid cases for first time since March

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Pakistan reported 1,531 coronavirus cases during the last 24 hours. This is the first time the country has reported less than 2,000 infections since March 9, when 1,786 cases were reported.

According to the NCOC, 30,248 tests were conducted during the last 24 hours while 83 fatalities were reported. The total number of cases has risen to 874,751 and the death toll is 19,467.

The positivity rate is 5.06 per cent.

Breakdown of deaths and cases reported:

  • Sindh: 714 cases, 13 deaths
  • Punjab: 483 cases, 40 deaths
  • Khyber Pakhtunkhwa: 211 cases, 20 deaths
  • Islamabad: 58 cases, 3 deaths
  • Balochistan: 36 cases, 5 deaths
  • AJK: 26 cases, 2 deaths
  • GB: 3 cases

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