KARACHI: Pakistan on Tuesday reported one Covid death and 255 new pandemic cases in the last 24 hours as the number of confirmed positive cases continued to rise.

According to the latest figures by the National Institute of Health (NIH), at least 255 persons were tested positive for COVID-19 across the country in the past 24 hours.

Pakistan has conducted 4,674 tests in the past 24 hours and the COVID Positivity Ratio was recorded at 5.46 percent. Meanwhile, 141 people infected with the virus are in critical condition.