Pakistan reports more than 1,500 Covid-19 cases for first time since Oct 2021

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Pakistan has reported 1,572 coronavirus cases during the last 24 hours. This is the highest number of cases the country has reported since Oct 2 when 1,656 infections were reported.

This is also the fourth day in a row the country has reported more than 1,000 cases. The positivity rate was recorded 3.16 per cent.

The countrywide breakdown of cases is as follows:

  • Sindh: 958 cases, 3 deaths
  • Punjab: 448 cases, 2 deaths
  • Islamabad: 116 cases
  • Khyber Pakhtunkhwa: 42 cases, 1 death
  • Azad Jammu and Kashmir: 6 cases
  • Balochistan: 1 case, 1 death
  • Gilgit-Baltistan: 1 case

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