ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has reported 25 deaths in by novel COVID-19 as the number of positive cases surged to 343,189 during the last 24 hours.
According to the latest figures by the National Command and Operation Center (NCOC), the nationwide tally of fatalities has jumped to 6,968, on Sunday.
As per NCOC data, 1,436 patients 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.
Thus far 149,542 coronavirus cases have been confirmed in Sindh, 106,577 in Punjab, 40,397 in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, 21,557 in Islamabad, 16,055 in Balochistan, 4,703 in Azad Kashmir and 4,358 in Gilgit-Baltistan.
Furthermore, 2,679 individuals have lost their lives to the epidemic in Sindh, 2,407 in Punjab, 1,288 in KP, 154 in Balochistan, 238 in Islamabad, 93 in GB and 109 in Azad Kashmir.
Pakistan has so far conducted 4,676,263 coronavirus tests and 32,350 in the last 24 hours. 318,417 COVID-19 patients have recovered in the country whereas 921 patients are in critical condition.
The National Command and Operations Center had made it mandatory to wear a mask to prevent coronavirus in Pakistan. Citizens must wear masks when leaving their homes. Masks will be required for those working in government and private sector offices.
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Moreover, the government has ordered a work-from-home policy for half of the staff in both public and private sector offices and relatively broader smart lockdowns in the urban centers of the country as part of the second phase of measures to curb the spread of the coronavirus pandemic.
The National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC) – the nerve center of the government’s unified efforts to stem Covid-19 spread has also banned indoor wedding gatherings from 20th November, as the new cases of the viral disease continued to rise.
