Pakistan has reported 898 more COVID-19 cases during the last 24 hour.
According to the latest figures shared by the National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC), a total of 49,673 samples were tested during this period, out of which 898 turned out to be positive, showing a national positivity rate of 1.8 per cent as compared to yesterday’s 1.42%.
The death toll from the pandemic climbed to 28,950 after five more patients succumbed to the viral disease in the past 24 hours.
The number of COVID-19 patients in critical care in various hospitals across the country stands at 652.