KARACHI: Pakistan on Saturday reported 44 deaths due to coronavirus and 3,019 new pandemic cases while the total number of positive cases has surged to 1,480,592 and the countrywide death toll rose to 29,731 so far.

According to the National Command and Operation Center (NCOC), so far, 13,335 individuals have lost their lives to the epidemic in Punjab, 7,971 in Sindh 6,103 in KP, 996 in Islamabad, 766 in Azad Kashmir, 371 in Balochistan, and 189 in GB. Furthermore 556,772 coronavirus cases have been confirmed in Sindh, 494,238 in Punjab 208,817 in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa 132,892 in Islamabad, 41,740 in Azad Kashmir 35,017 in Balochistan and 11,116 in Gilgit-Baltistan.

Pakistan has so far conducted 25,696,017 coronavirus tests and 56,260 in the last 24 hours. 1,370,693 patients have recovered in the country whereas 1,640 patients are in critical condition. So far, 115,238,268 people have received their first dose of coronavirus vaccine including 1,330,298 in last 24 hours. 89,853,639 citizens have been fully vaccinated while 950,726 received their second dose in last 24 hours.