KARACHI:Six more people die of Covid in Pakistan in the last 24 hours while the nationwide tally of fatalities since the outbreak of the pandemic has surged to 28,767 on Sunday.

According to the National Command and Operation Center (NCOC), 372 persons tested positive for COVID-19 in the past 24 hours while the total number of positive cases has surged to 1,286,825 so far. The report showed 476,674 coronavirus cases have been confirmed in Sindh, 443,453 in Punjab 180,316 in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa 107,887 in Islamabad, 34,576 in Azad Kashmir 33,506 in Balochistan and 10,413 in Gilgit-Baltistan.

The NCOC data further showed that 13,037 individuals die due to the pandemic in Punjab, 7,626 in Sindh, 5,858 in KP, 958 in Islamabad, 742 in Azad Kashmir, 360 in Balochistan, and 186 in GB. Pakistan has so far conducted 22,211,141 coronavirus tests and 45,307 in the last 24 hours. 1,245,606 patients have recovered in the country whereas 854 patients are in critical condition. The COVID-19 positivity ratio was recorded at 0.82 percent.