Another doctor dies of coronavirus in Karachi

Last updated on: 23 December,2020 03:37 pm

The number of doctors who died from the coronavirus has risen to 48.

KARACHI (Dunya News) - Another doctor has died from coronavirus in Sindh.

After the positive report of Dr. Sarwar was shifted to the hospital and went on ventilator few days ago after his condition deteriorated.

As per details, the number of doctors who died from the coronavirus has risen to 48.

On the other hand, Pakistan has reported 84 deaths in the last 24 hours by novel coronavirus as the number of positive cases has surged to 462,814. The nationwide tally of fatalities has jumped to 9,557.

According to the latest figures by the National Command and Operation Center (NCOC), 2,142 persons tested positive for COVID-19 in the past 24 hours.

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

Till now 206,489 coronavirus cases have been confirmed in Sindh, 133,179 in Punjab 55,811 in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, 36,483 in Islamabad, 17,980 in Balochistan, 8,040 in Azad Kashmir and 4,832 in Gilgit-Baltistan.