Pakistan has reported 2,783 new coronavirus cases in the last 24 hours, the majority of them from Sindh, taking the total to 986,668. It marks the third straight day the country has confirmed more than 2,000 infections.

The positivity rate stands at 5.6 per cent.

The breakdown of cases is as follows:

• Sindh: 1,631
• Punjab: 415
• Khyber Pakhtunkhwa: 167
• Balochistan: 180
• Islamabad: 133
• Gilgit Baltistan: 78
• Azad Jammu and Kashmir: 179