KARACHI: The National Command and Operation Center on Tuesday said that 10 more covid patients have died in Pakistan in the last 24 hours while the nationwide tally of fatalities has risen to 28,728 on Tuesday.

According to NCOC, 475 persons tested positive for COVID-19 in the past 24 hours while the total number of positive cases has surged to 1,284,840. The daily data shows that 13,023 individuals have lost their lives to the epidemic in Punjab, 7,621 in Sindh 5,842 in KP, 954 in Islamabad, 742 in Azad Kashmir, 360 in Balochistan, and 186 in GB.

NCOC said 475,616 coronavirus cases have been confirmed in Sindh, 443,094 in Punjab 179,995 in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa 107,689 in Islamabad, 34,556 in Azad Kashmir 33,479 in Balochistan and 10,411 in Gilgit-Baltistan. Pakistan has so far conducted 21,985,775 coronavirus tests and 42,577in the last 24 hours. 1,242,236 patients have recovered in the country whereas 905 patients are in critical condition. The COVID-19 positivity ratio was recorded at 1.1 percent.