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ISLAMABAD: The total number of deaths due to the coronavirus in Pakistan has reached 6,570 after 12 more patients died during the last 24 hours across the country.
As per details, the country has reported 12 deaths by novel coronavirus as the number of positive cases has surged to 318,932. The nationwide tally of fatalities has jumped to 6,570 on Sunday.
According to the latest figures by the National Command and Operation Center (NCOC), 666 persons have been tested positive for COVID-19 in 24 hours.
Sindh remains the worst-hit province by the pandemic in terms of cases followed by Punjab, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Islamabad.
Till now 140,131 COVID-19 cases have been confirmed in Sindh, 100,687 in Punjab, 38,329 in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, 17,296 in Islamabad, 15,520 in Balochistan, 3,045 in Azad Kashmir and 3,924 in Gilgit-Baltistan.
Besides 2,549 individuals have lost their lives to the epidemic in Sindh, 2,257 in Punjab, 1,263 in KP, 146 in Balochistan, 188 in Islamabad, 89 in GB and 78 in Azad Kashmir.
Pakistan has so far conducted 3,857,845 coronavirus tests and 28,893 in the last 24 hours. 303,458 coronavirus patients have recovered in the country whereas 483 patients are in critical condition.
The coronavirus cases have dropped considerably in Pakistan over the past months, prompting the government to completely lift a months-long lockdown. The number of cases dropped from nearly 7,000 per day to only 400, with daily fatalities hovering in the single digits.
However, additional cases have doubled over the past two weeks after schools reopened last month. Officials are currently following a “mini-smart lockdown” strategy.
Instead of closing entire streets or shopping centers, only individual houses or workplaces with reported infections are sealed.
On the other hand, The global epidemic of coronavirus has infected 37,467,892 people in the world and 1,077,495 people have lost their lives.
The number of coronavirus cases across the world has surged to 37,467,892. While the pandemic has so far claimed more than 1,077,495 lives across the globe. As many as 28,112,547 have been cured and at present, the number of active cases is 8,277,850.
The United States and India are the most affected by the virus in the world. The number of people infected with coronavirus in the United States has risen to 7,945,505 with 219,282 deaths.
India ranks second among the countries affected by the coronavirus, with more than 7,051,543 people affected and a total death toll of 108,371. Brazil is the third most affected country by the coronavirus with more than 5,091,840 patients and 150,236 deaths.
