Pakistan has logged 7,586 new infections in the last 24 hours, the second-highest daily caseload since the start of the pandemic in February 2020.

Furthermore, 20 deaths were reported during the last 24 hours while the positivity rate rose to 13pc. The total number of cases has risen to 1,367,605 and the death toll is 29,097.

The breakdown in the last 24 hours is as follows:

  • Sindh: 3,359 cases, 8 deaths
  • Punjab: 1,988 cases, 5 deaths
  • Islamabad: 1,497 cases, 1 death
  • Khyber Pakhtunkhwa: 590 cases, 5 deaths
  • Azad Jammu and Kashmir: 88 cases, 1 death
  • Balochistan: 55 cases
  • GB: 9 cases

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