Coronavirus kills 7 Pakistanis, infects 498 in one day

Dunya News

The nationwide tally of fatalities has jumped to 6,335.

LAHORE (Dunya News) – Pakistan has reported seven deaths in the last 24 hours by novel coronavirus as the number of positive cases has surged to 297,512. The nationwide tally of fatalities has jumped to 6,335, Dunya News reported on Friday.

According to the latest figures by the National Command and Operation Center (NCOC) 498 persons have been tested positive for COVID-19 in 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.

Till now 130,041 coronavirus cases have been confirmed in Sindh, 97,044 in Punjab, 36,414 in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, 13,045 in Balochistan, 15,714 in Islamabad, 2,948 in Gilgit-Baltistan and 2,306 in Azad Kashmir.



Furthermore 2,420 individuals have lost their lives to the epidemic in Sindh, 2,206 in Punjab, 1,255 in KP, 143 in Balochistan, 175 in Islamabad, 71 in GB and 65 in Azad Kashmir.


Tests and Recoveries


Pakistan has so far conducted 2,707,470 coronavirus tests and 23,218 in last 24 hours. 282,268 coronavirus patients have recovered in the country whereas 595 patients are in critical condition.