Islamabad, Jan. 01, 2022, SPA -- Pakistan recorded 556 new cases of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) and 6 deaths in the past 24 hours. The National Center for Monitoring Coronavirus Developments of Pakistan reported that the total number of infections reached 1,295,933, of which 10,184 are active cases, while the death tally amounted to 28,933, indicating that the recovery tally amounted to 1256816. --SPA 15:23 LOCAL TIME 12:23 GMT 0011 www.spa.gov.sa/w1672528