ISLAMABAD – Pakistan has reported 44 deaths, 3,119 fresh cases in the last24 hours by novel coronavirus on Saturday.

According to the latest figures by the National Command and OperationCenter (NCOC), the nationwide tally of fatalities has jumped to 8,303 whilethe number of confirmed cases has surged to 413,191.

Highest positivity ratio observed in Abbottabad at 17.57%, followed byRawalpindi 15.26%, Karachi 14.31% and Hyderabad at 12.13%.

2441 Covid patients are in critical condition across Pakistan and thenumber of critical patients is rising fast amid the second wave.

The number of active coronavirus cases in Pakistan crossed the mark of50,000. At least 352,529 people have recovered from the virus up until now.