Staff Reporter
Islamabad
Pakistan has reported 56 deaths in the last 24 hours by the novel Coronavirus. The number of positive cases has surged to 429,280. The nationwide tally of fatalities has jumped to 8,603 on Thursday.
According to the latest figures by the National Command and Operation Center (NCOC), 3,138 persons tested positive for Covid-19 in the past 24 hours.
Sindh remains the worst-hit province by the pandemic in terms of cases followed by Punjab, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan. Punjab has overtaken Sindh in most number of casualties.
Till now 189,687 Coronavirus cases have been confirmed in Sindh, 125,250 in Punjab, 50,762 in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, 17,604 in Balochistan, 33,695 in Islamabad, 7,517 in Azad Kashmir and 4,765 in Gilgit-Baltistan.
