Sixty-four more people died of Covid-19 in the past 24 hours, taking the overall death toll to 13,076, said the National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC) on Thursday.
According to the NCOC, the coronavirus infected 1,519 more people during the aforementioned period. With the fresh inclusion of the infections in the country, the national tally of cases has reached 585,435.
According to the NCOC, the total count of active cases is 17,117. Some 1,559 patients were stated to be in critical condition. As many as 987 patients recovered from the virus in the past 24 hours while so far 555,242 people have recovered from the deadly disease.
A total of 40,473 tests were conducted across the country during the past 24 hours while 9,097,413 samples have been tested so far.
Sindh witnessed at least 260 new coronavirus cases during the past 24 hours, taking the tally to 259,163. According to Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah, 17 more patients succumbed to the deadly virus as the toll jumped to 4,405. He further said that 294 more patients recovered overnight, taking the total to 248,478.
At least 796 new coronavirus cases were recorded in Punjab during the past 24 hours, taking the provincial tally to 174,191. According to the Punjab Primary and Secondary Health Care Department, at least 39 more patients succumbed to the pandemic as the total reached 5,480. The department added that at least 162,993 patients had recovered from the deadly virus as of yet.
