Pakistan has reported 22 deaths in the last 24 hours by novel coronavirus as the number of positive cases has surged to 1,510,986. The nationwide tally of fatalities has jumped to 30,218 on Wednesday.
According to the latest figures by the National Command and Operation Center (NCOC) 765 persons tested positive for COVID-19 in the past 24 hours.
Punjab remains the worst-hit province in terms of deaths followed by Sindh and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
Till now 13,504 individuals have lost their lives to the epidemic in Punjab, 8,073 in Sindh, 6,274 in KP, 1,014 in Islamabad, 788 in Azad Kashmir, 375 in Balochistan and 190 in GB.