KARACHI:Pakistan on Saturday reported no death in the last 24 hours by novel coronavirus as the number of confirmed positive cases has surged to 1,574,597.

The nationwide tally of fatalities stands at 30,629 so far. According to the latest figures by the National Institute of Health (NIH), at least 48 persons were tested positive for COVID-19 across the country in the past 24 hours.

Pakistan has conducted 6,542 tests in the past 24 hours out of which 48 persons were tested positive for the disease. The COVID Positivity Ratio was recorded at 0.73 percent.