Staff Reporter
Lahore
Pakistan has reported 15 more deaths in the last 24 hours by novel coronavirus as the number of positive cases has surged to 289,832. The tally of fatalities has jumped to 6,190.
According to the latest figures by the National Command and Operation Center 617 persons were tested positive for Covid-19 in 24 hours.
Till now 126,425 coronavirus cases have been confirmed in Sindh, 95,611 in Punjab, 35,337 in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, 15,401 in Islamabad, 12,321 in Balochistan, 2,199 in Azad Kashmir and 2,538 in Gilgit-Baltistan.
Punjab has recorded 164 new coronavirus cases and three deaths over the past 24 hours, according to the government’s Covid-19 portal.
Sindh has reported 318 new Covid-19 cases, taking the provincial total to 126,743, according to a statement from the Chief Minister House.
The statement added that five more people died due to the virus, taking the total number of fatalities to 2,336. More than 120,000 people have recovered in the province so far.
Balochistan has reported 26 new cases of the novel coronavirus, raising the provincial tally to 12,321.
No new deaths were reported in the province in the last 24 hours, according to the daily situation report issued by the provincial health department. The death toll stands at 138.
