ISLAMABAD: At least 755 new cases of coronavirus have been reported in Pakistan and the total number of infected people has reached 321,218.
According to the latest figures released by the National Command and Operations Center, 13 more people were killed and the death toll from Corona rose to 6,614 in 24 hours. In Pakistan, 35,398 people have recovered and the number of active cases is 9,209.
The coronavirus has killed 2,277 people in Punjab and 2,566 in Sindh. The death toll has risen to 1,264 in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, 191 in Islamabad, 146 in Balochistan, 90 in Gilgit-Baltistan, and 80 in Azad Kashmir.
The number of corona cases in Islamabad has reached 17,681. At least 101,237 cases have been reported in Punjab, 140,997 in Sindh, 38,464 in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, 15,599 in Balochistan, 3,982 in Gilgit-Baltistan, and 3,258 in Azad Kashmir.
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There are facilities for corona patients in 735 hospitals in Pakistan and the number of ventilators for corona patients in hospitals is 1,920. There are 132 testing laboratories operating in the country and trace, test, and quarantine strategies are working effectively in several cities.
Moreover, Governor Punjab Chaudhry Mohammad Sarwar had said that the services of all those who fought against the coronavirus pandemic valiantly would be recognized through the ‘Shaan-e-Pakistan Award’ during a special ceremony at the Governor’s House in the last week of October.
