Islamabad: Pakistan on Friday reported 1,277 new cases of the novel coronavirus over the past 24 hours — marking a second day of 1,000+ daily new cases and the third consecutive day with the positivity rate above 2%.
Twenty-four people succumbed to COVID-19 over this 24-hour period, as per data from the National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC), with most deaths reported from Sindh (14), followed by Punjab (6) and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (4).
Pakistan conducted 46,941 COVID-19 tests over this period, of which 1,277 persons were reported positive for the virus. The coronavirus positivity ratio thus stands at 2.72%.
