In an indication of a growing fifth wave of the coronavirus pandemic, Pakistan reported over 4,000 new infections over the past day, the highest single-day tally since September last year, the Health Ministry said, APA reports citing Anadolu Agency.

The country registered 4,286 new infections in the last 24 hours, raising the total number of cases to over 1.13 million since March 2020.

Another four people died due to COVID-19, pushing the death toll to 29,003.

On Sept. 1 last year, Pakistan recorded a single-day tally of 4,062 infections that gradually dropped to 291 on Dec. 29, while the daily caseload has spiked again since the beginning of this month after some cities reported cases of the new omicron variant.

Source: Azeri-Press News Agency