Chairman SECP tests positive for coronavirus
Last updated on: 29 October,2020 01:46 pm
Aamir Khan will discharge his duties from home.
ISLAMABAD (Dunya News) – Chairman of Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) Aamir Khan has contracted novel coronavirus.
As per details, the chairman has self-isolated himself and will discharge his duties from home.
On the other hand, Pakistan registered highest number of new COVID-19 cases in nearly three months.
Pakistan has reported 16 deaths in last 24 hours by novel coronavirus as the number of positive cases has surged to 331,108. The nationwide tally of fatalities has jumped to 6,775, Dunya News reported on Thursday.
According to the latest figures by the National Command and Operation Center (NCOC) 908 persons have been tested positive for COVID-19 in 24 hours.
Sindh remains the worst-hit province by the pandemic in terms of cases followed by Punjab, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Islamabad.
Till now 144,765 coronavirus cases have been confirmed in Sindh, 103,587 in Punjab, 39,277 in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, 19,454 in Islamabad, 15,876 in Balochistan, 3,938 in Azad Kashmir and 4,211 in Gilgit-Baltistan.
Furthermore 2,611 individuals have lost their lives to the epidemic in Sindh, 2,347 in Punjab, 1,273 in KP, 149 in Balochistan, 215 in Islamabad, 92 in GB and 88 in Azad Kashmir.