Times of Islamabad

Coronavirus deaths across Pakistan register significant increase

Coronavirus deaths across Pakistan register significant increase

LAHORE – Pakistan on Tuesday has reported 33 deaths and 2,050 cases byCovid-19 in last 24 hours.

As per the latest figures by the National Command and Operation Center(NCOC) the number of positive cases has surged to 361,082 while thenationwide death tally has jumped to 7,193.

The positivity rate has reached 7%. At least 324,834 coronavirus patientshave recovered in the country whereas 1,447 patients are said to be incritical condition.

Sindh remains the worst-hit province by the pandemic in terms of casesfollowed by Punjab and other provinces.

Till now 156,528 coronavirus cases have been confirmed in Sindh, 109,9111,047 in Punjab, 42,615 in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, 24,444 in Islamabad,16,449 in Balochistan, 5,538 in Azad Kashmir and 4,461 in Gilgit-Baltistan.

Moreover, 2,751 individuals have lost their lives to the novel coronavirusin Sindh, 2,492 in Punjab, 1,315 in KP, 156 in Balochistan, 260 inIslamabad, 93 in GB and 126 in Azad Kashmir.

Pakistan has so far conducted 4,979,939 coronavirus tests and 29,378 inlast 24 hours.

Earlier on Monday Sindh Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah has been infectedwith coronavirus and has quarantined himself, he is said to be in stablecondition.