Pakistan has reported 72 deaths in the last 24 hours by novel coronavirus as the number of positive cases has surged to 633,741. The nationwide tally of fatalities has jumped to 13,935 on Tuesday.
According to the latest figures by the National Command and Operation Center (NCOC), 3,270 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 Balochistan. Most numbers of casualties have been reported in Punjab.
Till now 263,464 coronavirus cases have been confirmed in Sindh, 200,969 in Punjab, 80,519 in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, 19,347 in Balochistan, 52,676 in Islamabad, 11,792 in Azad Kashmir and 4,974 in Gilgit-Baltistan.
Furthermore, 6,039 individuals have lost their lives to the epidemic in Punjab, 4,479 in Sindh, 2,225 in KP, 203 in Balochistan, 548 in Islamabad, 338 in Azad Kashmir and 103 in GB.
Pakistan has so far conducted 9,857,233 coronavirus tests and 39,742 in the last 24 hours. 585,271 coronavirus patients have recovered in the country whereas 2,485 patients are in critical condition.
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