Pakistan has reported one death in the last 24 hours by novel coronavirus as the number of positive cases has risen to 1,527,326. According to the latest figures by the National Institute of Health (NIH), at least 78 persons were tested positive for COVID-19 across the country in the past 24 hours. Punjab remains the worst-hit province in terms of deaths followed by Sindh and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Pakistan has so far conducted 27, 926,021coronavirus tests and 22,361 in the last 24 hours. 1,493,662 patients have recovered in the country whereas 209 patients are in critical condition.

Source: The Nation April 18, 2022 11:26 UTC