Pakistan confirms 3,864 Covid-19 positive cases, 54 deaths

An elderly man wearing a facemask walking past auto-rickshaws parked alongside a street during a government-imposed nationwide lockdown as a preventive measure against the coronavirus, in Karachi on Tuesday (April 7). - AFP

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan's total number of confirmed Covid-19 (coronavirus) cases rose to 3,864 including 54 deaths, according to the data updated by the country's health ministry on Tuesday morning (April 7).

The statistics revealed that 577 new cases were reported during the last 24 hours, which is the highest figure recorded in a day since the country recorded its first two cases on Feb. 26.