Islamabad, Oct 25 : Pakistan added 698 new Covid-19 cases over the last 24 hours, the National Command and Operation Center (NCOC) said today.

The country’s number of overall confirmed cases has risen to 1,269,234, according to the NCOC, the department leading Pakistan’s campaign against the pandemic.

Another nine people lost their lives over the last 24 hours in Pakistan, taking the death toll to 28,386, according to the NCOC, adding that 1,524 patients are in critical condition.

Over the last 24 hours, 666 patients recovered from Covid-19, bringing the total number of recoveries to 1,216,908, said the NCOC.

The southern Sindh province is the worst-affected region by the pandemic with 467,814 infections, followed by the eastern Punjab province which has reported 439,171 cases.(UNI)