NCOC daily report: 1,664 new cases, 46 deaths from Covid-19

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan confirmed 1,664 new Covid-19 cases and 46 more deaths over the last 24 hours, the National Command and Operation Centre said on Saturday.

The NCOC said the number of overall confirmed cases had risen to 1,248,202, including 1,173,437 those who have recovered.

The number of active cases has dropped to 46,934 who are under treatment across the country, while 3,511 are in critical condition.

According to the NCOC, the pandemic killed 46 people on Friday, increasing the overall death toll to 27,831.

Sindh is the most affected province of the country in terms of the number of cases with 458,697 infections followed by Punjab which has reported 432,190 infections.

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