Staff Reporter
Islamabad
The nationwide tally of Covid-19 patients stands at 16,347 with 6,220 cases in Punjab, 6,053 in Sindh, 2,313 in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, 1,049 in Balochistan, 333 in Gilgit-Baltistan, 313 in Islamabad and 66 in Azad Jammu and Kashmir on Thursday.
The virus has claimed at least 358 lives while at least 4,052 coronavirus patients have recovered.
The number of cases has continued to soar despite the country being under lockdown for the fifth consecutive week.
The situation remains fluid and we’re updating stats as soon as new figures are officially released. The health and lives of the people were the first and foremost priority of the Sindh government, therefore, it was not ending the ongoing lockdown, said Sindh Information Minister Syed Nasir Hussain Shah on Thursday.
“Coronavirus is the reality and everyone of us should refrain from any activity that could spread it,” he stated, adding that with no vaccine yet available, staying at home and following precautionary measures was the only way to stay safe.
Shah said that the Sindh government was well aware of the difficulties faced by the business community and was trying to reinstate economic activities gradually with standard operating procedures.
