Pakistan records highest single-day spike of coronavirus cases

Pakistan on Tuesday recorded its highest single-day spike of coronavirus cases as federal and provincial governments allowed more small businesses and shops.

According to the latest figures by the National Command and Operation Center (NCOC), at least 2,255 tested positive for the virus in the last 24 hours, bringing the countywide total to 34,334.

With 31 new fatalities, the death toll also jumped to 737 deaths. The NCOC also confirmed conducting 11,848 tests in the last 24 hours.

Patients are under treatment at quarantine centers of 462 hospitals where 7,295 beds are available.

Province-wise cases 

Punjab and Sindh remain the worst-hit provinces by the pandemic followed by Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan.

There are 13,225 coronavirus cases in Punjab, 12,610 in Sindh, 5,021 in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, 2,158 in Balochistan, 759 in Islamabad, 475 in Gilgit-Baltistan and 88 in Azad Kashmir.