Pakistan’s tally of coronavirus cases surges past 20,000

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has reported 1083 positive cases of coronavirus in the last 24 hours, taking the tally to 20,186.

According to the National Command and Operation Center, the total Covid-19 cases in Pakistan jumped to 20, 186 on Sunday. These include 7524 in Punjab, 7465 in Sindh, 3129 in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and 1218 in Balochistan.

Islamabad Capital Territory has reported 415 cases, Gilgit-Baltistan 364 while Azad Kashmir has 71 positive cases.

So far 5,590 patients of Coronavirus have been recovered, while 462 died (Sindh: 130, Punjab: 124, KP: 180, ICT: 04, Balochistan: 21 and GB: 03) and 173 others are in a critical condition.

As of Monday, 212,511 tests have been conducted since outbreak of the pandemic. The government has made ready 717 hospitals with Covid facilities with 3,839 patients admitted across the country.