Pakistan reports 2,521 new coronavirus cases, 43 deaths
Last updated on: 17 January,2021 09:35 am
Pakistan has so far conducted 7,367,622 coronavirus tests
LAHORE (Dunya News) - Pakistan has reported 43 deaths in the last 24 hours by novel coronavirus as the number of positive cases has surged to 519,291. The nationwide tally of fatalities has jumped to 10,951on Sunday.
According to the latest figures by the National Command and Operation Center (NCOC) 2,521 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 Islamabad.
Till now 234,654 coronavirus cases have been confirmed in Sindh, 149,222 in Punjab 63,339 in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, 40,019 in Islamabad, 18,569 in Balochistan, 8,606 in Azad Kashmir and 4,882 in Gilgit-Baltistan.
Furthermore 4,409 individuals have lost their lives to the epidemic in Punjab 3,775 in Sindh, 1,779 in KP, 456 in Islamabad, 241 in Azad Kashmir, 190 in Balochistan, and 101 in GB.
Tests and Recoveries
Pakistan has so far conducted 7,367,622 coronavirus tests and 41,191 in the last 24 hours. 473,639 coronavirus patients have recovered in the country whereas 2,373 patients are in critical condition.