ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has reported nine deaths during the last 24 hours by novel coronavirus as the number of confirmed positive cases has surged to 1,540,952. The nationwide tally of fatalities has jumped to 30,413 on Thursday.

According to the latest figures by the National Institute of Health (NIH), at least 872 persons were tested positive for COVID-19 across the country during the last 24 hours. Pakistan has conducted 23,125 tests in the past 24 hours out of which 872 persons were tested positive for the disease. The Covid Positivity Ratio was recorded at 3.77 percent.