ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Thursday reported 84 deaths by novel coronavirus as the number of positive cases has touched 1,194,198. According to figures issued by the National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC), the nationwide tally of deaths from Covid-19 has jumped to 26,497, while 4,062 persons tested positive in the last 24 hours.

So far, 12,135 individuals have died due to the pandemic in Punjab, 7,073 in Sindh, 5,175 in KP, 879 in Islamabad, 714 in Azad Kashmir, 342 in Balochistan, and 179 in Gilgit-Baltistan.

Besides, 441,410 coronavirus cases have been confirmed in Sindh, 408,758 in Punjab 166,564 in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, 101,840 in Islamabad, 33,037 in Azad Kashmir, 32,480 in Balochistan, and 10,109 in Gilgit-Baltistan. Pakistan has so far conducted 18,286,469 coronavirus tests and 63,161 in the last 24 hours. At least 1,076,112 patients have recovered in the country, whereas 5,383 patients are in critical condition.

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