Sindh Assembly member Jam Madad Ali dies of coronavirus
MPA was under treatment at Karachis private hospital where he succumbed to the virus.
KARACHI (Dunya News) – Member of Sindh Assembly Jam Madad Ali on Friday has lost his life due to coronavirus pandemic.
According to details, the MPA was under treatment at Karachi’s private hospital where he succumbed to the virus.
Earlier, Chief Justice Peshawar High Court Waqar Ahmad Seth had passed away after battling with coronavirus.
Chief Justice Waqar Ahmad Seth had contracted the virus a few days back and was undergoing treatment at a private hospital in Islamabad.
On the other hand, Pakistan has reported 37 deaths in the last 24 hours by novel coronavirus as the number of positive cases has surged to 352,296. The nationwide tally of fatalities has jumped to 7,092.
According to the latest figures by the National Command and Operation Center (NCOC), 2,304 persons tested positive for COVID-19 in the past 24 hours.
Sindh remains the worst-hit province by the pandemic both in terms of cases and casualties followed by Punjab, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan.
Till now 153,051 coronavirus cases have been confirmed in Sindh, 108,822 in Punjab, 41,472 in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, 16,274 in Balochistan, 23,122 in Islamabad, 5,139 in Azad Kashmir and 4,416 in Gilgit-Baltistan.
Furthermore 2,718 individuals have lost their lives to the epidemic in Sindh, 2,455 in Punjab, 1,303 in KP, 155 in Balochistan, 250 in Islamabad, 118 in Azad Kashmir and 93 in GB.
Pakistan has so far conducted 4,847,105 coronavirus tests and 36,923 in the last 24 hours. 321,563 coronavirus patients have recovered in the country whereas 1,219 patients are in critical condition.
