Sharp increase in corona infections Top Story Ag APP ISLAMABAD: Amid the deteriorating coronavirus situation, Pakistan recorded 149 new deaths on Saturday — the second highest coronavirus fatalities since the pandemic emerged last year. This also makes it the highest number of coronavirus deaths reported this year, a worrying sign of the third wave of the coronavirus intensifying across the country. The country's highest death toll from the virus to date was recorded on June 19, 2020 when 153 people died. As per the official statistics issued by the National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC), 6,127 new positive cases have been reported during the 24 hours after 71,836 tests were conducted across the country.