Staff Reporter
Lahore
Pakistan has reported 12 deaths in the last 24 hours by the novel coronavirus as the number of positive cases has surged to 294,193. The nationwide tally of fatalities has jumped to 6,267 on Wednesday.
According to the latest figures by the National Command and Operation Center (NCOC) 482 persons have been tested positive for COVID-19 in 24 hours.
Sindh remains the worst-hit province by the pandemic in terms of cases followed by Punjab, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan.
Till now 128,676 coronavirus cases have been confirmed in Sindh, 96,466 in Punjab, 35,831 in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, 12,664 in Balochistan, 15,546 in Islamabad, 2,745 in Gilgit-Baltistan and 2,265 in Azad Kashmir.
Furthermore 2,384 individuals have lost their lives to the epidemic in Sindh, 2,193 in Punjab, 1,248 in KP, 141 in Balochistan, 175 in Islamabad, 65 in GB and 61 in Azad Kashmir.
Pakistan has so far conducted 2,512,337 coronavirus tests and 24,593 in last 24 hours. 278,939 coronavirus patients have recovered in the country whereas 669 patients are in critical condition.
