Pakistan, Jan. 18 -- The national tally of total active COVID-19 cases in Pakistan on Sunday climbed to 34,701 with 2,521 more people testing positive for the deadly virus, while 1,540 people recovered from the coronavirus during the last 24 hours.

As many as 43 coronavirus patients,40 of whom were under treatment in hospitals, died on Saturday, according to the latest update issued by the National command and Operation Centre (NCOC).

During the last 24 hours most of the deaths had occurred in Punjab, followed by Sindh.

It added that out of the total 43 deaths during the last 24 hours, 22 patients died on ventilators.

No COVID-19 affected person was on ventilator in Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) and Balochistan, while 334 ventilators w...