ISLAMABAD – Pakistan on Tuesday reported 118 deaths in last 24 hours – thehighest number of deaths in a single day from the novel coronavirus thisyear.

According to the latest figures from the National Command and OperationCentre (NCOC), 4,318 fresh cases have reported in the last 24 hours. Thedeath toll has surged to 15,619 while the number of confirmed cases standsat 729,920.

In the past 24 hours, as many as 3,432 patients have recovered from thedeadly virus while the total recoveries stand at 638,267. As of Tuesday,the total count of active cases was recorded at 76,034 and the positivityrate stood at 8.54 percent.

At least 269,474 coronavirus cases have been confirmed in Sindh, 252,974 inPunjab 100,275 in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, 66,983 in Islamabad, 20,397 inBalochistan, 14,687 in Azad Kashmir, and 5,130 in Gilgit-Baltistan.