Coronavirus cases in Pakistan to exceed 126,000

KARACHI: The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Pakistan has surged to 125,933, while the death toll stands at 2,459.

According to the National Command and Control Center (NCOC), more than 6,397 cases of coronavirus were reported while 107 people succumbed to the disease in the last 24 hours. As many as 40,247 patients have recovered from the disease, while the country is still witnessing a consistent rise in the COVID-19 cases.

There have been 47,382 cases reported in Punjab, 46,828 in Sindh, 15,787 in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, 7,673 in Balochistan, 6,236 in Islamabad, 534 in Azad Jammu and Kashmir and 1,030 in Gilgit Baltistan. 

Out of a total of 2,459 deaths, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa has reported 632 deaths, Sindh 776, Balochistan 75, Gilgit-Baltistan 15, Punjab 890, Azad Kashmir 09 and Islamabad Capital Territory has reported 62 deaths.

Earlier, on 10th June, Special Assistant to PM on National Health Services Dr. Zafar Mirza had said the government is pursuing a holistic strategy to combat coronavirus. In a statement with reference to the WHO letter, he said: “We have made the best sovereign decisions in the best interest of our people. He said we have to make tough policy choices to strike a balance between lives and livelihoods.”

The World Health Organization (WHO) earlier this week recommended that Pakistani authorities reimpose a strict, intermittent lockdown targeting localities with high coronavirus spread, as cases in the South Asian country increase exponentially since most restrictions were lifted last month.