Times of Islamabad

Coronavirus confirmed cases along with the death toll rises further in Pakistan

Coronavirus confirmed cases along with the death toll rises further in Pakistan

ISLAMABAD : Coronavirus confirmed cases along with the death toll risesfurther in Pakistan.

Pakistan on Wednesday reported 8 more deaths from novel coronavirus asnumber of cases across the country reached 15,738 and 346 persons losttheir lives, reported a private news channel.

According to details, 5,827 coronavirus cases have been confirmed inPunjab, 5695 in Sindh, 2,160 in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, 915 in Balochistan, 330in Gilgit-Baltistan, 297 in Islamabad and 65 in Azad Kashmir while 3,425patients have recovered so far.

While, 3,425 patients have so far recovered.

While Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah has said that for the firsttime 404 new cases of coronavirus positive have been diagnosed and eightpatients died leaving the death toll in three digits, 100.

“This is a very serious situation because we are detecting more cases andtaking more bodies though the 20.5 percent recovery ratio is encouragingbut we have to save the life of our people.”

This he disclosed in his regular video message in which he unfolds thecoronavirus situation in Sindh, said a spokesperson to the CM Sindh. Hesaid that 404 new cases emerged when 3729 tests were conducted.

“This is quite worrisome that out of 404 cases, 332 belong to Karachi,” hesaid and added “Karachi is on the increase in terms of new cases and deathsof the patients.”