ISLAMABAD: Pakistan today (Tuesday) reported as many as 2,511 new infections of the novel coronavirus and 57 more fatalities in the past 24 hours, according to the latest statistics.
According to National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC), Pakistan recorded 58 more COVID-19-related deaths in the past 24 hours, taking the overall death toll to 13,595. With the fresh inclusion of the 2,511 infections the national tally of cases now currently stands at 609,964.
The total count of active cases is 23,355 and the positivity rate increases up to 7.11 percent. In the past 24 hours, as many as 1,136 patients have recovered from the virus and 1,895 patients are still in critical condition.
A total of 35,303 tests were conducted across the country during this period. Overall 573,014 people have recovered from the deadly disease so far while 9,565,066 samples have been tested thus far.
The government has imposed a smart lockdown in various parts of the country as the number of cases have spiked for the past few weeks. A lockdown has been imposed in Islamabad and major cities, wearing face masks has become mandatory; and commercials activities such as markets, shopping malls and marriage halls have been ordered to be closed early.
