ISLAMABAD: In a tweet today, NCOC has reported another 56 coronavirus deaths in the last 24 hours (Thursday), taking the overall number of deaths to 27,785. According to the figure released by the National Command and Operation Center, 1,411 new COVID-19 cases were administered in the last 24 hours. After the emergence of new cases the overall positive cases has surged to 1,246,538. Statistics 1 Oct 21: Total Tests in Last 24 Hours: 49,049Positive Cases: 1411Positivity %: 2.87%Deaths : 56Patients on Critical Care: 3649 — NCOC (@OfficialNcoc) October 1, 2021 During the last 24 hours (Thursday), a total of 49,049 tests were conducted throughout Pakistan whereas the positivity ratio stood at 2.87 percent. The number of patients in critical care was 3,649. However, 1,024 patients have recovered from the virus in the last 24 hours whereas the total recoveries stood at 1,170,590. Furthermore, 457,928 coronavirus cases have so far been confirmed in Sindh, 431,666 in Punjab, 174,017 in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, 105,516 in Islamabad, 32,926 in Balochistan, 34,157 in Azad Kashmir and 10,328 in Gilgit-Baltistan.