KARACHI: Pakistan on Monday reported one death in the last 24 hours by novel coronavirus as the number of confirmed positive cases surged to 1,580,454 and the nationwide tally of fatalities jumped to 30,656.

According to the latest figures by the National Institute of Health (NIH), at least 25 people were tested positive for Covid-19 across the country in the past 24 hours.

Pakistan conducted 2,453 tests in the past 24 hours out of which 25 people tested positive for the disease. The Covid positivity ratio was recorded at 1.02 percent.