As the national positivity rate crossed 8.7 per cent, the country reported 4,340 new coronavirus cases in the last 24 hours, up from 4,027 a day earlier.

The country's total caseload has risen to 1,328,487.

The nationwide breakdown is as follows:

  • Sindh: 2,670 cases, 3 deaths
  • Punjab: 1,131 cases, 2 deaths
  • Khyber Pakhtunkhwa: 112 cases, 2 deaths
  • Balochistan: 6 cases
  • Islamabad: 413 cases
  • Azad Jammu and Kashmir: 8 cases

Gilgit-Baltistan has not confirmed any new cases or deaths.

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