Pakistan has registered another 581 coronavirus infections and four deaths during the last 24 hours (Saturday), showed the statistics released by the National Institute of Health Pakistan on Sunday morning, reported 24NewsHD TV channel.

As per the NIH data, the death toll in the country now surged to 30,527 after adding the four new fatalities while the number of total infections now stood at 1,562,888 after adding the fresh 581 cases.

During the last 24 hours (Saturday), 19,591 tests were conducted throughout Pakistan whereas the positivity ratio stood at 2.97 percent. The number of patients in critical care was recorded at 178.

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India reports 14,092 new Covid cases, 41 deaths

India reported 14,092 new cases of coronavirus in the last 24 hours, according to the Health Ministry data updated Sunday morning.

The active cases stand at 1,16,861, down by 2,403 in a span of 24 hours. Besides, 41 more deaths, including 12 reconciled by Kerala, were also reported. The death count stands at 5,27,037.

As the country continued to record an average of over 15,000 coronavirus cases daily, the government has asked states to ensure there are no large gatherings for Independence Day celebrations and that everyone follows Covid protocols.

Shanghai to reopen all schools Sept 1 with daily testing

China's financial hub Shanghai said on Sunday it will reopen all primary, middle and high schools, kindergartens and nurseries on Sep
tember 1 after months of Covid-19 closures.

The city will require all teachers and students to take nucleic acid tests for the coronavirus every day before leaving campus, according to a statement published by the Shanghai Municipal Education Commission.

It also called for teachers and students to carry out a 14-day "self health management" within the city ahead of the school reopening.

Shanghai shut all schools in mid-March before the city's two-month lockdown to combat its worst COVID-19 outbreak in April and May.

It allowed some students of high school and middle school to return to classrooms in June while most of the rest continued home study for the remainder of the semester.

The city, the most populous in China, reported five new local infections of COVID, all asymptomatic, for Saturday, while 2,467 domestically transmitted cases were reported nationwide.

It has extended its weekly COVID-19 test requirement and extended free testing until the end of September in a bid to keep the virus in check, authorities announced on Saturday.