Pakistan reports lowest daily Covid-19 cases since Oct 2020

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Pakistan has reported 554 new coronavirus cases in the last 24 hours, marking the country's lowest daily rise in infections since October 2020.

On Oct 18, 2020, Pakistan had reported 440 coronavirus cases.

Meanwhile, the positivity rate has also remained below two per cent for the last five days.

The countrywide breakdown in the last 24 hours is as follows:

  • Punjab: 138 cases, 7 deaths
  • Sindh: 278 cases, 1 death
  • Khyber Pakhtunkhwa: 88 cases, 4 deaths
  • Balochistan: 5 cases
  • Islamabad: 39 cases
  • Gilgit Baltistan: 0 cases
  • Azad Jammu and Kashmir: 6 cases

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