Coronavirus cases have crossed the 30,000 mark in Balochistan, rising to 30,019 after the detection of 158 new infections over the past 24 hours. No coronavirus-related fatality has been reported in the province during this period and the death toll remains 326.

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, meanwhile, has reported 399 Covid-19 cases and seven deaths. The total Covid-19 caseload in the province has risen to 142,799 and the death toll has increased to 4,435.

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