Pakistan hits grim milestone of 400,000 coronavirus cases

Last updated on: 01 December,2020 11:07 am

Pakistan has so far conducted 5,549,779 coronavirus tests

LAHORE (Dunya News) – Pakistan has reported 67 deaths in the last 24 hours by novel coronavirus as the number of positive cases has surged to 400,482. The nationwide tally of fatalities has jumped to 8,091 on Tuesday.

According to the latest figures by the National Command and Operation Center (NCOC), 2,458 persons tested positive for COVID-19 in the past 24 hours.

Province-wise Details

Sindh remains the worst-hit province by the pandemic in terms of cases followed by Punjab, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan. Punjab has overtaken Sindh in most number of casualties.

Till now 174,350 coronavirus cases have been confirmed in Sindh, 119,578 in Punjab, 47,370 in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, 17,187 in Balochistan, 30,406 in Islamabad, 6,933 in Azad Kashmir and 4,658 in Gilgit-Baltistan.

Furthermore 3,036 individuals have lost their lives to the epidemic in Punjab 2,935 in Sindh, 1,369 in KP, 167 in Balochistan, 318 in Islamabad, 169 in Azad Kashmir and 97 in GB.

Tests and Recoveries

Pakistan has so far conducted 5,549,779 coronavirus tests and 40,969 in the last 24 hours. 343,286 coronavirus patients have recovered in the country whereas 2,165 patients are in critical condition.