KARACHI: Pakistan on Monday reported seven more deaths due to Covid and 4,340 new cases in the last 24 hours, while the number of positive cases has surged to 1,328,487 and the nationwide tally of fatalities has jumped to 29,019 so far.

According to the National Command and Operation Center (NCOC), 4,340 persons tested positive for COVID-19 in the past 24 hours. So far, 13,090 individuals have lost their lives to the epidemic in Punjab, 7,697 in Sindh 5,960 in KP, 969 in Islamabad, 749 in Azad Kashmir, 367 in Balochistan, and 187 in GB.

The NCOC says 502,500 coronavirus cases have been confirmed in Sindh, 453,392 in Punjab 182,311 in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa 111,376 in Islamabad, 34,758 in Azad Kashmir 33,705 in Balochistan and 10,445 in Gilgit-Baltistan.

Pakistan has so far conducted 24,186,508 coronavirus tests and 49,809 in the last 24 hours. 1,263,791 patients have recovered in the country whereas 781 patients are in critical condition. The COVID-19 positivity ratio was recorded at 8.71 percent.

So far, 101,457,925 people have received their first dose of coronavirus vaccine including 332,969 in last 24 hours. 76,649,649 citizens have been fully vaccinated while 462,614 received their second dose in last 24 hours.