KARACHI: Pakistan on Monday reported five more deaths from Covid in the last 24 hours while the number of confirmed positive cases has hiked to 1,509,360 and the countrywide death toll from the disease rose to 30,178 so far.

According to the National Command and Operation Center (NCOC), so far, 13,498 individuals have lost their lives to the epidemic in Punjab, 8,067 in Sindh, 6,248 in KP, 1,013 in Islamabad, 787 in Azad Kashmir, 375 in Balochistan and 190 in GB. Furthermore 567,761 coronavirus cases have been confirmed in Sindh, 501,370 in Punjab, 216,119 in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, 134,336 in Islamabad, 42,968 in Azad Kashmir, 35,326 in Balochistan and 11,480 in Gilgit-Baltistan.

Pakistan has so far conducted 26,426,952 corona virus tests and 33,357 in the last 24 hours. 1,443,284 patients have recovered in the country whereas 1,052 patients are in critical condition. The COVID-19 positivity ratio was recorded at 2.56 percent. So far, 124,309,711 people have received their first dose of coronavirus vaccine including 510,878 in last 24 hours. 96,218,183 citizens have been fully vaccinated while 389,409 received their second dose in last 24 hours.