Pakistan has reported 7,048 new coronavirus cases in the last 24 hours, down from 7,978 a day earlier.

The national positivity rate stands at 11.5 per cent.

The countrywide breakdown of infections is as follows:

• Sindh: 1,670
• Punjab: 2,107
• Khyber Pakhtunkhwa: 1,647
• Balochistan: 48
• Islamabad: 1,024
• Gilgit-Baltistan: 9
• Azad Jammu and Kashmir: 543