The fourth wave of Covid-19 pandemic has continued its upward trajectory, with Pakistan reporting 5,029 cases over the past 24 hours — the highest number of daily cases in the country since April 29 when 5,112 infections were reported.
According to the National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC), the body responsible for the country’s Covid-19 response, the new cases were detected against 56,965 tests and took the overall national tally to 1,034,837.
The positivity rate of the daily cases was recorded at 8.8 per cent — up from 8.46pc the previous day.
Meanwhile, 62 more coronavirus-related fatalities raised the country’s death toll from the disease to 23,422.
A breakdown of Covid-19 cases and deaths reported in Pakistan during the last 24 hours is as follows:
