Pakistan has reported more than 3,400 coronavirus cases for a second day straight while the national positivity rate has soared to eight per cent.

On March 19, the country reported 3,449 infections and 40 fatalities. A day earlier, 3,495 cases — the current year’s highest number of cases in a single day — and 61 deaths were recorded.

Region-wise breakdown of cases and deaths recorded:

• Punjab: 1,868 cases, 23 deaths
• Islamabad: 620 cases, 5 deaths
• Khyber Pakhtunkhwa: 529 cases, 8 death
• Sindh: 296 cases, 4 deaths
• Azad Jammu and Kashmir: 113 cases
• Balochistan: 21 cases
• Gilgit-Baltistan: 2 cases