ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has recorded 60 deaths and 2,963 new cases due to theCOVID-19 in the last 24 hours.

In the past 24 hours, 60 more people succumbed to the disease, taking thedeath toll to 8,547. 1,797 patients have recovered from the virus duringthe last 24 hours and 2,498 patients are in critical condition including 12more declared critical.

The total count of active cases is 45,324 and the positivity rate wasrecorded up to 7.78 per cent.

According to the National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC), with freshinclusion of the infections in the country the national tally of cases nowcurrently stands at 426,142.

A total of 38,092 tests were conducted across the country during thisperiod. Overall 372,271 people have recovered from the deadly disease sofar while 5,865,944 samples have been tested thus far.