(Karachi) At least 1,436 people contracted coronavirus infection while 25 more fell prey to the disease during 24 hours, as per statistics issued by National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC) stated on Sunday.

As per details, tests of 32,350 people were conducted while the figure of patients recovered from the virus has reached 318,417.

So far, coronavirus disease has claimed lives of 6,968 people. Since the pandemic outbreak, a total of 343,189 cases were detected, including Sindh reporting 149,542, Punjab 106,577, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa 40,397, Balochistan 16,055, Islamabad 21,557, Azad Jammu and Kashmir 4,703, and Gilgit Baltistan 4,358.

A total of 4,676,263 corona tests have been conducted so far, while 921 corona patients admitted in hospitals across the country are said to be in critical condition.

Earlier, the NCOC issued a lockdown warning and called for better compliance with Covid-19 standard operating procedures (SOPs) in wake of increase in the country's positivity rate, virus-related deaths and hospital admissions.

The forum noted that the positivity ratio had risen which is 40 percent higher while deaths were also increasing. It also noted that Muzaffarabad, Hyderabad, Karachi and Gilgit-Baltistan have a higher positivity ratio along with other areas across the country.

The NCOC also launched a Whatsapp number for registration of COVID-19 related violations by the public..

As part of the service, people can report any violations related to COVID-19 SOPs like non wearing of mask, non-adherence to social distancing, over-crowding at public places etc.