ISLAMABAD – At least 81 people lost their lives due to the third wave ofthe novel coronavirus infection while 5,020 fresh cases have reported inthe last 24 hours, National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC) said Sunday.

According to the latest figures from the National Command and OperationCentre (NCOC), the death toll has surged to 14,778 while the number ofconfirmed cases stands at 687,908.

In the past 24 hours, as many as 3,367 patients have recovered from thedeadly virus while the total recoveries stand at 613,058. As of Sunday, thetotal count of active cases was recorded at 58,581 while the positivityrate stood at 9.02 per cent.

At least 266,378 coronavirus cases have been confirmed in Sindh, 231,073 inPunjab 91,439 in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, 60,911 in Islamabad, 19,734 inBalochistan, 13,321 in Azad Kashmir, and 5,052 in Gilgit-Baltistan.

Moreover, 6,572 individuals have lost their lives to the epidemic in Punjab4,509 in Sindh, 2,440 in KP, 579 in Islamabad, 364 in Azad Kashmir, 211 inBalochistan, and 103 in Gilgit Baltistan.

A total of 55,605 tests were conducted in the last 24 hours while 10,403,33samples have been tested so far.