ISLAMABAD: Pakistan added 659 new Covid-19 cases over the last 24 hours, the National Command and Operation Center (NCOC) said on Friday.
The number of overall confirmed cases has risen to 1,271,687, according to the NCOC, the department leading the campaign against the pandemic.
Another 17 people lost their lives to the coronavirus over the last 24 hours in Pakistan, taking the overall death toll to 28,431, the NCOC said, adding that 1,395 are in critical condition.
Over the last 24 hours, 931 patients recovered from Covid-19, bringing the total number of recoveries to 1,220,105, said the NCOC.
Sindh is the worst-affected province by the pandemic with 469,122 infections, followed by Punjab which has reported 439,845 cases.
