The nationwide tally of coronavirus has soared to 41,300 in Pakistan, with more than 1,580 new cases reported during the past 24 hours.
According to the National Command and Operations Centre (NCOC), 14,584 cases have so far been detected in Punjab, 16,377 in Sindh, 6,061 in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, 2,692 in Balochistan, 527 in Gilgit-Baltistan, 947 in Islamabad and 112 in Azad Kashmir.
Moreover, 27,937 patients are still under treatment at the hospitals, while 11,341 patients have so far recovered from the virus.
The death toll stands at 896 with 30 new deaths reported during the last 24 hours.
The total number of coronavirus tests conducted so far in the country stands at 373,410, with 14,175 tests conducted during the past 24 hours.
Punjab’s Primary and Secondary Healthcare Department has reported 383 new coronavirus cases, taking the provincial tally to 14,584. It has also reported seven more deaths, taking the total fatalities to 255. According to the department, 163,466 tests have been conducted in the province so far.
Sindh has confirmed 787 new coronavirus cases over the past 24 hours, according to Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah. This brings the total number of infections in the province to 16,377. He also reported nine more deaths from the virus in the province, taking the total number of fatalities to 277. Five of those deaths have been reported from Karachi.
According to reports, a total of 12,555 people have tested positive for novel coronavirus in Karachi alone.
Over in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, 214 new cases were confirmed (nine from international flights quarantine centre), while 13 deaths were also reported. Eight people died in Peshawar, two in Swat, and one each in Swabi, Karak and Kohat. Moreover, 84 new patients recovered from the virus on Sunday, while the number of active cases stands at 3,960.
The novel coronavirus has killed at least 312,000 people since the outbreak first emerged in China last December. At least 4.66 million cases of coronavirus have been registered in 196 countries and territories. Of these, at least 1.71 million are now considered recovered.
The country to have registered the most number of deaths over the last 24 hours is the United States, with 1,247, followed by Brazil with 824 and Britain with 468.
The United States also has the highest number of deaths overall with 89,498 from more than 1.5 million cases. At least 274,000 people have been declared recovered.
Britain has the second highest toll overall, with 34,466 deaths from 240,161 cases. It is followed by Italy with 31,763 deaths and 224,760 cases.
France has recorded 27,625 deaths for 178,870 infections (though this last figure has not been updated since Thursday). Spain has recorded 27,563 fatalities for 230,698 cases. China – excluding Hong Kong and Macau – has to date declared 4,633 deaths and 82,941 cases. It has 78,219 recovered cases.
