KARACHI: Pakistan Wednesday reported four deaths due to Covid in the last 24 hours as the total number of confirmed positive virus cases rose to ,551,871 while the countrywide death toll from the disease surged to 30,474 so far.

According to the National Institute of Health’s data, at least 620 persons were tested positive for COVID-19 across the country in the past 24 hours. The disease cases are on the rise with slight death ratio. Pakistan has conducted 16,704 tests in the past 24 hours out of which 620 persons were tested positive for the disease. The COVID Positivity Ratio was recorded at 3.71 percent.