Coronavirus claims eight more lives in Pakistan

ISLAMABAD: At least 391 new cases of coronavirus have been reported in Pakistan while 8 more people have died of the virus in the last 24 hours.

According to figures released by the National Command and Operations Center (NCOC), a total of 1,286,022 people were infected with coronavirus across the country, while 28,753 people lost their lives to the virus.

During the last 24 hours, 46,457 tests were performed to diagnose coronavirus, bringing the total number of tests to 221,18,750. Across the country, the virus test result was positive at 0.84 percent while the condition of 895 patients is critical.

During the last 24 hours, 2,437 people defeated coronavirus across the country, bringing the total number of recovering people to 1,245,155. The highest number of virus cases were reported in Sindh while deaths were reported in Punjab. In Punjab, 443,310 people fell victim to the virus while 13,031 died. In Sindh, 476,233 cases and 7,622 deaths were reported from coronavirus.

In different cities of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, 180,194 people fell victim to corona while 5,855 died. In Balochistan, 33,491 cases of the virus and 360 deaths due to corona were reported.

In Azad Kashmir, 34,570 people were infected with Corona and 742 died. In Gilgit-Baltistan, 10,413 cases were reported while 186 civilians lost their lives. In Islamabad, 1,07,811 cases and 957 deaths were reported.