Coronavirus kills 65 Pakistanis, infects 2179 in one day
Pakistan has so far conducted 7,889,741 coronavirus tests
LAHORE (Dunya News) - Pakistan has reported 65 deaths in the last 24 hours by novel coronavirus as the number of positive cases has surged to 543,214. The nationwide tally of fatalities has jumped to 11,623 on Saturday.
According to the latest figures by the National Command and Operation Center (NCOC) 2179 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 245,663 coronavirus cases have been confirmed in Sindh, 156,928 in Punjab 66,679 in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, 41,255 in Islamabad, 18,809 in Balochistan, 8,972 in Azad Kashmir and 4,908 in Gilgit-Baltistan.
Furthermore 4,716 individuals have lost their lives to the epidemic in Punjab 3,986 in Sindh, 1,890 in KP, 475 in Islamabad, 259 in Azad Kashmir, 195 in Balochistan, and 102 in GB.
Tests and Recoveries
Pakistan has so far conducted 7,889,741 coronavirus tests and 41,435 in the last 24 hours. 498,152 coronavirus patients have recovered in the country whereas 2,111 patients are in critical condition.
