Pakistan has reported 75 deaths in the last 24 hours by novel coronavirus as the number of positive cases has surged to 583,916. The nationwide tally of fatalities has jumped to 13,013 on Wednesday.
According to the latest figures by the National Command and Operation Center (NCOC) 1,388 persons tested positive for COVID-19 in the past 24 hours.
Sindh remains the worst-hit province by the pandemic in terms of cases followed by Punjab, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Islamabad.
Till now 258,679 coronavirus cases have been confirmed in Sindh, 173,395 in Punjab 72,801 in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, 44,690 in Islamabad, 19,076 in Balochistan, 10,319 in Azad Kashmir and 4,956 in Gilgit-Baltistan.
Furthermore 5,441 individuals have lost their lives to the epidemic in Punjab 4,372 in Sindh, 2,091 in KP, 501 in Islamabad, 306 in Azad Kashmir, 200 in Balochistan, and 102 in GB.
Pakistan has so far conducted 9,055,069 coronavirus tests and 32,945 in the last 24 hours. 554,225 coronavirus patients have recovered in the country whereas 1,561 patients are in critical condition.
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