Pakistan has reported 3,498 new coronavirus infections in the last 24 hours, down from 3,914 a day earlier, and 39 more fatalities.

The national positivity rate has fallen to 6 per cent from 7.1pc yesterday.

The countrywide breakdown is as follows:

  • Sindh: 930 cases, 4 deaths
  • Punjab: 989 cases, 24 deaths
  • Khyber Pakhtunkhwa: 941 cases, 5 deaths
  • Balochistan: 29 cases
  • Islamabad: 311 cases, 5 deaths
  • Gilgit-Baltistan: 56 cases
  • Azad Jammu and Kashmir: 242 cases, 1 death

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