NCOC expresses concern over increasing coronavirus cases
Last updated on: 23 October,2020 12:25 pm
NCOC expresses concern over increasing coronavirus cases
ISLAMABAD (Dunya News) – National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC) on Friday has expressed concerns over the continuous increase in cases of coronavirus in Pakistan. During the meeting, Minister for Planning and Development Asad Umar said that coronavius infected patients and deaths in Muzaffarabad, Hyderabad, Karachi and Gilgit-Baltistan are reportedly increasing.
People are also suffering from this pandemic in Punjab, he told. On the other hand, Pakistan has reported thirteen deaths in the last 24 hours by novel coronavirus as the number of positive cases has surged to 326,216. The nationwide tally of fatalities has jumped to 6,715. According to the latest figures by the NCOC, 736 persons have been tested positive for COVID-19 in 24 hours. Sindh remains the worst-hit province by the pandemic in terms of both cases and casualties followed by Punjab, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan. Till now 142,917 coronavirus cases have been confirmed in Sindh, 102,253 in Punjab, 38,886 in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, 15,767 in Balochistan, 18,578 in Islamabad, 4,127 in Gilgit-Baltistan and 3,688 in Azad Kashmir. Furthermore 2,591 individuals have lost their lives to the epidemic in Sindh, 2,329 in Punjab, 1,267 in KP, 148 in Balochistan, 205 in Islamabad, 90 in GB and 85 in Azad Kashmir. Pakistan has so far conducted 4,204,320 coronavirus tests and 27,050 in the last 24 hours. 309,646 coronavirus patients have recovered in the country whereas 586 patients are in critical condition.