Pakistan passes grim milestone of 12,000 coronavirus deaths

Last updated on: 08 February,2021 12:57 pm

Pakistan has so far conducted 8,224,869 coronavirus tests

LAHORE (Dunya News) - Pakistan has reported 59 deaths in the last 24 hours by novel coronavirus as the number of positive cases has surged to 555,511. The nationwide tally of fatalities has jumped to 12,026 on Monday.

According to the latest figures by the National Command and Operation Center (NCOC) 1,037 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 251,047 coronavirus cases have been confirmed in Sindh, 160,935 in Punjab 68,531 in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, 41,994 in Islamabad, 18,869 in Balochistan, 9,219 in Azad Kashmir and 4,916 in Gilgit-Baltistan.

Furthermore 4,900 individuals have lost their lives to the epidemic in Punjab 4,119 in Sindh, 1,957 in KP, 480 in Islamabad, 272 in Azad Kashmir, 196 in Balochistan, and 102 in GB.

Tests and Recoveries

Pakistan has so far conducted 8,224,869 coronavirus tests and 32,149 in the last 24 hours. 511,502 coronavirus patients have recovered in the country whereas 1,828 patients are in critical condition.