Times of Islamabad

Number of confirmed coronavirus cases and deaths toll rises in Pakistan

Number of confirmed coronavirus cases and deaths toll rises in Pakistan

KARACHI: Sindh on Sunday reported two new deaths from the novelcoronavirus, taking Pakistan’s total toll to 15 and the provincial tally tothree.Ad

Sindh Health and Population Minister Dr Azra Fazal Pechuho confirmed thattwo more citizens have died from the novel coronavirus in Karachi.

“One of the patients was 83-years-old while the other was 70-years-old,”she said, adding that both patients had pneumonia and COVID-19.

“The cause of death in both cases was pneumonia along with Covid-19,” sheadded.

Sindh govt confirmed 17 new COVID-19 cases of local transmission in Karachion Saturday. There are now 189 COVID-19 cases in the port city.

Thus far, a total of 13 people have recovered in the metropolis and 170people are under treatment.

Pakistan’s count of novel coronavirus (COVID-19) cases soared to 1526 onSunday, according to the latest statistics released by the National Commandand Control Center.

Thus far 13 deaths from the disease have been reported in the country,while 28 have made full recoveries after contracting coronavirus.

Over 11 people diagnosed with the pathogen still battle life and deathcircumstances at various healthcare facilities across Pakistan.

Punjab has so far reported the highest number of coronavirus cases at 558.

Sindh confirmed 481 COVID-19 cases, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa has reported 188,Balochistan reproted 138, Gilgit-Baltistan has reported 116 while Islamabadhas reported 43 cases and Azad Jammu and Kashmir follows with 2 reportedcases.