Pakistan has reported 7 deaths in the last 24 hours by novel coronavirus as the number of positive cases has surged to 1,287,393. The nationwide tally of fatalities has jumped to 28,784 on Tuesday.

According to the latest figures by the National Command and Operation Center (NCOC) 232 persons tested positive for COVID-19 in the past 24 hours.

Till now 13,042 individuals have lost their lives to the epidemic in Punjab, 7,627 in Sindh 5,864 in KP, 961 in Islamabad, 742 in Azad Kashmir, 362 in Balochistan, and 186 in GB.