Islamabad [Pakistan], April 14 (ANI): Pakistan reported 123 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours, the National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC) said on Thursday.

With the addition of new infections, the overall number of confirmed cases of COVID-19 has risen to 1,526,952 in the country, including 9,446 active cases.

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A total of 24,792 tests were conducted in the last 24 hours, in which a case positivity rate of 0.49 per cent was observed.

Meanwhile, of the total positive cases, as many as 259 patients continue to remain under critical care.

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While 1,487,144 people in Pakistan have recovered from coronavirus so far, as many as 30,362 people in the country have succumbed to the virus to date. (ANI)

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