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Another doctor dies of coronavirus in Karachi

Dunya News

Dr Mujahid, an orthopedic surgeon, was under treatment at a hospital.

KARACHI (Dunya News) – Another doctor on Sunday has died of coronavirus in Karachi.

According to details, Dr Mujahid, an orthopedic surgeon, was under treatment at a hospital after he was tested positive for the disease. However, today, he has lost his life.

On the other hand, Pakistan has reported 34 deaths in the last 24 hours by novel coronavirus as the number of positive cases has surged to 544,813. The nationwide tally of fatalities has jumped to 11,657on Sunday.

According to the latest figures by the National Command and Operation Center (NCOC), 1,599 persons tested positive for COVID-19 in the past 24 hours.

Sindh remains the worst-hit province by the pandemic in terms of cases followed by Punjab, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Islamabad.

Till now 246,437coronavirus cases have been confirmed in Sindh, 157,353 in Punjab, 66,953 in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, 41,359 in Islamabad, 18,815 in Balochistan, 8,988 in Azad Kashmir and 4,908 in Gilgit-Baltistan.

Pakistan has so far conducted 7,932,196 coronavirus tests and 42,455 in the last 24 hours. 499,974 coronavirus patients have recovered in the country whereas 2,125 patients are in critical condition.