NCOC daily update: 3,480 new cases, 82 deaths from Covid-19

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Friday added 3,480 new Covid-19 cases and 82 more deaths, the National Command and Operation Centre said on Saturday.

The NCOC, the department leading the campaign against the pandemic, said the number of overall confirmed cases had risen to 1,201,367, including 1,082,988 recoveries.

The number of active cases has increased to 91,717 who are under treatment across the country, including 5,373 in critical conditions.

According to the NCOC, the pandemic killed 82 people on Friday, increasing the total death toll to 26,662.

Sindh is the most affected province of the country in terms of the number of cases with 443,521 infections followed by Punjab which has reported 411,808 cases so far.

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