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Published 22 Oct, 2021 11:25am

Pakistan reports less than 1,000 new cases every day for a week

Pakistan has seen a decline in new coronavirus cases over the last week, with less than 1,000 infections reported every day.

The positivity rate has also remained less than two per cent throughout the week.

During the last 24 hours, the country recorded 567 new cases and 16 deaths. The breakdown is as follows:

  • Punjab: 203 cases, 7 deaths
  • Sindh: 195 cases, 3 deaths
  • Khyber Pakhtunkhwa: 108 cases, 6 deaths
  • Balochistan: 10 cases
  • Islamabad: 44 cases
  • Gilgit-Baltistan: 2 cases
  • Azad Jammu and Kashmir: 5 cases
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