Pakistan passes grim milestone of 19,000 deaths by COVID-19
Pakistan has reported 113 more deaths in the last 24 hours by novel coronavirus.
LAHORE (Dunya News) – Pakistan has reported 113 deaths in the last 24 hours by novel coronavirus as the number of positive cases has surged to 864,557. The nationwide tally of fatalities has jumped to 19,106 on Tuesday.
According to the latest figures by the National Command and Operation Center (NCOC), 3,084 persons tested positive for COVID-19 in the past 24 hours.
Province-wise Details
Punjab remains the worst-hit province in terms of deaths and cases followed by Sindh and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
320,851 coronavirus cases have been confirmed in Punjab, 293,426 in Sindh, 124,979 in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, 78,382 in Islamabad, 23,534 in Balochistan, 17,984 in Azad Kashmir and 5,401 in Gilgit-Baltistan.
Tests and Recoveries
Pakistan has so far conducted 12,267,310 coronavirus tests and 38,883 in the last 24 hours. 766,492 patients have recovered in the country whereas 4,859 patients are in critical condition.
The COVID Positivity Ratio was recorded at 7.93 percent.
