Pakistan has reported 29 deaths in the last 24 hours by novel coronavirus as the number of positive cases has surged to 1,417,991. The nationwide tally of fatalities has jumped to 29,248 on Sunday.

According to the latest figures by the National Command and Operation Center (NCOC) 7,978 persons tested positive for COVID-19 in the past 24 hours.

Punjab remains the worst-hit province in terms of deaths followed by Sindh and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.

Till now 13,151 individuals have lost their lives to the epidemic in Punjab, 7,812 in Sindh 5,996 in KP, 979 in Islamabad, 755 in Azad Kashmir, 367 in Balochistan, and 188 in GB.