Pakistan has detected 3,019 new coronavirus cases in the last 24 hours, down from 3,498 a day earlier.

It also marks the third day that new infections have remained under 4,000. The positivity rate has been recorded at 5.4 per cent, compared to 6pc a day earlier.

The country also reported 44 more deaths, up from 39 yesterday.

The nationwide breakdown is as follows:

  • Sindh: 852 cases, 13 deaths
  • Punjab: 760 cases, 13 deaths
  • Khyber Pakhtunkhwa: 997 cases, 16 deaths
  • Balochistan: 31 cases, 1 death
  • Islamabad: 181 cases, 1 death
  • Gilgit-Baltistan: 42 cases
  • Azad Jammu and Kashmir: 156 cases

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