Pakistan has detected 6,808 new infections in the last 24 hours, an increase of 19.6 per cent from yesterday, marking the second-highest daily caseload since the start of the pandemic in February.

The highest number of cases — 6,825 — were recorded on June 13.

The nationwide positivity rate has risen to 11.6pc.

The breakdown in the last 24 hours is as follows:

• Sindh: 3,738 cases, 1 death
• Punjab: 1,493 cases, 2 deaths
• Khyber Pakhtunkhwa: 331 cases, 2 deaths
• Balochistan: 36 cases
• Islamabad: 1,131 cases
• Gilgit-Baltistan: 6 cases
• Azad Jammu and Kashmir: 73 cases