Pakistan adds 329 new COVID-19 cases, 3 more deaths

Pakistan has recorded 329 new COVID-19 cases over the past 24 hours, the National Command and Operation Center (NCOC) said on Friday.

With the new infections, the overall number of confirmed cases of COVID-19 has risen to 1,523,401 in the Asian country, said the NCOC, the department leading the country's campaign against the pandemic.

A total of 42 people were reported to have recovered from the pandemic over the last 24 hours, bringing the total number of recoveries to 1,484,718, showed data from the NCOC.

According to the official data, three more deaths were registered during the last 24 hours, raising the overall death toll to 30,336.

Pakistan's southern Sindh province is the worst-hit region with 574,467 infections recorded, followed by the eastern Punjab province, which has reported 504,697 cases so far.