Pakistan reports 61 deaths by coronavirus, 2,351 new cases in one day

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Pakistan has so far conducted 9,603,865 coronavirus tests

LAHORE (Dunya News) - Pakistan has reported 61 deaths in the last 24 hours by novel coronavirus as the number of positive cases has surged to 612,315. The nationwide tally of fatalities has jumped to 13,656 on Wednesday.

According to the latest figures by the National Command and Operation Center (NCOC) 2,351 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 261,823 coronavirus cases have been confirmed in Sindh, 189,362 in Punjab 76,819 in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, 48,938 in Islamabad, 19,247 in Balochistan, 11,161 in Azad Kashmir and 4,965 in Gilgit-Baltistan.

Furthermore 5,853 individuals have lost their lives to the epidemic in Punjab 4,468 in Sindh, 2,179 in KP, 529 in Islamabad, 322 in Azad Kashmir, 202 in Balochistan, and 103 in GB.


Tests and Recoveries


Pakistan has so far conducted 9,603,865 coronavirus tests and 38,799 in the last 24 hours. 575,867 coronavirus patients have recovered in the country whereas 1,978 patients are in critical condition.