Pakistan has recorded another 84 deaths and 4,062 infections by coronavirus during the last 24 hours (Wednesday), showed the statistics released by the National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC) on Thursday morning.

As per the NCOC figures, after the addition of 84 new deaths, the overall toll has now surged to 26,497 whereas the number of total infections now stood at 1,194,198 after adding the fresh 4,062 cases.

During the last 24 hours (Wednesday), a total of 63,161 tests were conducted throughout Pakistan whereas the positivity ratio stood at 6.43 percent.

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During the last 24 hours (Wednesday), as many as 4,136 patients have recovered from the virus whereas the total recoveries stood at 1,076,112. As of Tuesday, the total count of active cases in the country was recorded at 91,589.

As many as 441,410 coronavirus cases have so far been confirmed in Sindh, 408,758 in Punjab, 166,564 in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, 101,840 in Islamabad, 32,480 in Balochistan, 33,037 in Azad Kashmir and 10,109 in Gilgit-Baltistan.

Moreover, 12,135 individuals have lost their lives to the pandemic in Punjab so far, 7,073 in Sindh, 5,175 in KP, 879 in Islamabad, 714 in Azad Kashmir, 342 in Balochistan and 179 in Gilgit Baltistan.

GLOBAL DEVELOPMENTS

Here are the latest developments in the coronavirus crisis:

- India puts brake on festivals -

Delhi is restricting major religious festivals that start this week and attract huge crowds, warning that a new virus wave has already begun in the financial capital Mumbai.

- IMF aid to Tanzania -

The International Monetary Fund loans Tanzania more than half a billion dollars in emergency financing as the pandemic drags on its critical tourism sector.

- Collateral damage -

The pandemic has had a "devastating" impact on the fight against HIV, tuberculosis and malaria in 2020, a report released by the Global Fund says.

- Japan pass on Club World Cup -

Japan will not host the FIFA Club World Cup later this year because of risk of sparking new outbreaks, according to reports.

- Optimistic for Ashes -

Cricket Australia chief Nick Hockley says he is optimistic that the five-Test Ashes series against England can be played in front of crowds despite pandemic concerns.

- Sydney loses rugby final -

Australian rugby league's grand final will take place this year outside Sydney for the first time ever as the city braces for another virus surge.

- Former NBA player in hospital  

Former US basketball star Cedric Ceballos, 52, says he has been battling Covid-19 for the past 10 days and asks for prayers and support in a Twitter post made from his hospital bed. 

- More than 4.5 million dead -

The coronavirus has killed at least 4,583,765 people since the outbreak emerged in China in December 2019, according to an AFP compilation of official data. 

The United States is the worst-affected country with 650,511 deaths, followed by Brazil with 584,171, India with 441,411, Mexico 264,541 and Peru 198,568.

Based on latest reports, the countries with the most new deaths were the US with 1,081, followed by Mexico with 1,071 and Russia with 797.

With inputs from AFP.