Pakistan has detected 708 new coronavirus cases in the last 24 hours, up from 594 yesterday, marking the first time daily infections have exceeded 700 since October 30, 2021.

The country had recorded 733 infections on that date.

The positivity rate has risen to 1.55 per cent, according to the government's Covid-19 portal.

The countrywide breakdown is as follows:

• Sindh: 415 cases
• Punjab: 217 cases, 1 death
• Khyber Pakhtunkhwa: 39 cases, 1 death
• Islamabad: 35 cases
• Azad Jammu and Kashmir: 2 cases

No new infections were reported in Balochistan and Gilgit-Baltistan.