Pakistan has reported the lowest Covid-19 positivity rate so far this year. During the last 24 hours, the positivity rate rate was recorded as 1.9 per cent.

For the last two weeks, the positivity rate has hovered at around 3pc. According to the National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC), 54,647 tests were conducted during this period of which 1,043 samples came back positive.

Sindh reported the highest number of cases during the last 24 hours, followed by Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.

Breakdown of deaths and cases reported:

• Sindh: 605 cases, 14 deaths
• Khyber Pakhtunkhwa: 189 cases, 5 deaths
• Punjab: 129 cases, 17 deaths
• Balochistan: 57 cases, 3 deaths
• Islamabad: 25 cases
• Azad Jammu and Kashmir: 24 cases
• Gilgit-Baltistan: 14 cases