Pakistan has reported 194 coronavirus cases during the last 24 hours after 27,492 tests were conducted. Another two fatalities were also reported during this period.

The total number of cases has risen to 1,524,549 and the death toll is 30,349. Meanwhile, the positivity rate was recorded as 0.70 per cent.

Breakdown of deaths and cases:

  • Sindh: 120 cases
  • Punjab: 36 cases, 1 death
  • Khyber Pakhtunkhwa: 20 cases, 1 death
  • Islamabad: 10 cases
  • Azad Jammu and Kashmir: 7 cases
  • Gilgit-Baltistan: 1 case

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