LAHORE (National Times) – Pakistan has reported no deaths in the last 24 hours by novel coronavirus as the number of confirmed positive cases has surged to 1,573,544. The nationwide tally of fatalities remained at 30,624 on Thursday.

According to the latest figures by the National Institute of Health (NIH), at least 54 persons were tested positive for COVID-19 across the country in the past 24 hours.

Pakistan has conducted 9,447 tests in the past 24 hours out of which 54 persons were tested positive for the disease. The COVID Positivity Ratio was recorded at 0.57 percent.