Islamabad, October 12, 2021, SPA -- Pakistan recorded 689 new cases of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), and 18 deaths in the past 24 hours. The National Center for Monitoring Coronavirus Developments in Pakistan reported today that the total number of infections reached 1,259,648, while the death tally amounted to 28,152, indicating that the recovery tally reached 1,189,742. -- SPA 09:32 LOCAL TIME 06:32 GMT 0007 www.spa.gov.sa/w1634111