ISLAMABAD – Coronavirus cases in Pakistan surged by at least 3,308 in thepast 24 hours, the fourth consecutive daily rise of over 3,000 infections.

According to the National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC), at least 58more people died from the infection, taking the death toll from the diseaseto 8,361. Another 2,436 patients are said to be in critical condition.

The number of active cases has surged to 53,126 while 355,012 have beenrecovered so far.

The positivity ratio of fresh Covid-19 cases stands at 7.94 percent whilethe highest positivity ratio observed in Mirpur at 22.00%, followed byKarachi 17.39% and Peshawar 16.02%.

AJK stands at 10.83%, Balochistan is 11.62%, GB 2.68%, Islamabad 6.16%, KPis 11.29%, Punjab 4.42% and Sindh 11.47%.