Pakistan has reported 4,286 new Covid-19 cases in the last hours, up 20 per cent from yesterday's 3,571 infections.

It is the highest daily caseload since August 28 when 4,467 cases were confirmed.

The countrywide positivity has also risen to 8.2 per cent.

The breakdown is as follows:

• Sindh: 3,089 cases
• Punjab: 722 cases, 2 deaths
• Khyber Pakhtunkhwa: 104 cases, 1 death
• Balochistan: 2 cases
• Islamabad: 354 cases, 1 death
• Gilgit-Baltistan: 2 cases
• Azad Jammu and Kashmir: 13 cases