The number of officially confirmed coronavirus cases in Pakistan increased to 198,883 as 3,138 people tested positive for the virus during the past 24 hours (Friday).
The latest data released by National Command and Operation Centre on Saturday also shows that the death toll surpassed 4,000 with another 74 patients dying of the coronavirus.
Sindh continues to top the list of the most-affected regions in Pakistan with the number of cases reaching 76,318. It is followed by Punjab where 72,880 cases have so far been reported.
The numbers for other parts of the country are: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa 24,943, Islamabad 12,206, Balochistan 10,116, Gilgit-Baltistan 1,417 and Azad Kashmir 1,003.
But it is Punjab where most of the deaths are being reported with the figures currently standing at 1,656 followed by 1,205 in Sindh, 890 in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, 120 in Islamabad, 113 in Balochistan, 28 in Azad Kashmir and 23 in Gilgit-Baltistan.
Meanwhile, 2,729 coronavirus patients are currently in a critical condition and being treated at different hospitals in the country.
These critically-ill patients are among the 107,942 cases currently active in the country. The remaining have been closed with the death of 4,035 patients and another 86,906 fully recovering from the infection.
As far as testing is concerned, another 21,033 tests were conducted in different parts of the country on Friday after which the overall number reached 1,214,140.
Earlier, Pakistan had surpassed Germany and Turkey in terms of the number of coronavirus cases as 2,775 people tested positive for the virus in the country Thursday, raising the overall number to 195,745.
Pakistan is now 12th most-affected country in the world behind Mexico which has a higher infection rate. Germany has slipped to 14th place on the list with 194,399 cases. Turkey is 13th with the number of cases currently standing at 194,511.