Khyber Pakhtunkhwa has recorded 460 new infections in the last 24 hours, up from 414 a day earlier, taking the total to 143,673.

Meanwhile, Balochistan's coronavirus caseload has risen to 30,289 with 127 new infections.

In the last 24 hours, KP reported 12 more fatalities while Balochistan confirmed one, taking their death tolls to 4,456 and 328, respectively.

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