Pakistan has reported 1,400 coronavirus cases over the past 24 hours — the lowest since July 5, when 830 infections were detected in the country.

The highest number of new cases have been reported from Punjab at 574, followed by 535 in Sindh and 143 in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.

The national tally now stands at 1,241,825, and the positivity rate is 3.1 per cent. Meanwhile, 41 more coronavirus-related fatalities have taken the death toll to 27,638.

A breakdown of the cases and deaths reported during the last 24 hours is as follows:

• Punjab: 574 cases, 16 deaths
• Sindh: 535 cases, 11 deaths
• Khyber Pakhtunkhwa: 143 cases, 7 deaths
• Islamabad: 97 cases, 3 deaths
• Azad Jammu and Kashmir: 28 cases, 2 deaths
• Balochistan: 14 cases, 2 deaths
• Gilgit-Baltistan: 9 cases