ISLAMABAD: Pakistan reported 5,026 new cases of Coronavirus pandemic in last 24 hours highest figure in fourth wave of the COVID-19 besides 62 new deaths.
According to latest figure appeared on the National Coronavirus Dashboard of National Command and Operation Center (NCOC) 5,026 new cases reported in past one day by novel coronavirus the number of positive cases has surged to 1,034,837. With 62 new deaths the nationwide tally of fatalities has jumped to 23,422 on Sunday.
Over 17 million coronavirus tests conducted across the country while 56,965 tests were conducted in the last 24 hours. out of 56,965 people tested for COVID-19, 5,026 people were tested positive taking the positivity rate to 8.82 per cent.
Over 941,659 patients have recovered in the country whereas 3,208 patients are in critical condition,while at present active coronavirus cases across the country are 69,756.
Punjab remains the worst-hit province in terms of deaths followed by Sindh and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
Out of the 62 deaths reported during last 24 hours, 30 were reported in Sindh, 18 in Punjab, 6 in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, 2 in Islamabad, and 3 each in Gilgit-Baltistan and Azad Jammu and Kashmir.
Overall deaths so far reported has surged to 23,422 of of which 11,059 individuals have lost their lives to the epidemic in Punjab 6,001 in Sindh, 4,462 in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, 803 in Islamabad, 625 in Azad Kashmir, 328 in Balochistan, and 144 in Gilgit-Baltistan.
Country-wide figure of coronavirus cases surged to 1,034,837 out of which 382,865 coronavirus cases have been confirmed in Sindh, 356,920 in Punjab, 144,264 in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, 87,699 in Islamabad, 30,432 in Balochistan, 24,501 in Azad Kashmir and 8,156 in Gilgit-Baltistan.
Pakistan has so far conducted 16,052,118 coronavirus tests and 56,965 in the last 24 hours 941,659 patients have recovered in the country whereas 3,208 patients are in critical condition.
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