Pakistan reports 1,163 new coronavirus cases, 42 deaths
Pakistan has so far conducted 9,022,124 coronavirus tests
LAHORE (Dunya News) - Pakistan has reported 42 deaths in the last 24 hours by novel coronavirus as the number of positive cases has surged to 582,528. The nationwide tally of fatalities has jumped to 12,938 on Tuesday.
According to the latest figures by the National Command and Operation Center (NCOC) 1,163 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 258,412 coronavirus cases have been confirmed in Sindh, 172,683 in Punjab 72,615 in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, 44,516 in Islamabad, 19,066 in Balochistan, 10,280 in Azad Kashmir and 4,956 in Gilgit-Baltistan.
Furthermore 5,391 individuals have lost their lives to the epidemic in Punjab 4,353 in Sindh, 2,085 in KP, 501 in Islamabad, 306 in Azad Kashmir, 200 in Balochistan, and 102 in GB.
Tests and Recoveries
Pakistan has so far conducted 9,022,124 coronavirus tests and 31,948 in the last 24 hours. 547,406 coronavirus patients have recovered in the country whereas 1,529 patients are in critical condition.