Khyber Pakhtunkhwa has reported 298 new Covid-19 infections in the last 24 hours, more than double the number of previous day's cases (132) and the highest since June 12.

The province also reported three fatalities in the last 24 hours, while its overall caseload has now swelled to 141,925. Its death toll till date stands at 4,420.

Meanwhile, Balochistan saw 77 new cases and three new deaths, taking the provincial tally of infections to 29,571. Its revised death toll stands at 325.

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