Pakistan registers 5,385 corona cases, 83 deaths in single day

[Sobia Anjum]

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The number of confirmed cases in the country has jumped to 113,702 on Wednesday after additional cases reported in Punjab, Islamabad and Azad Jammu and Kashmir.

According to the national dashboard, 2,641 cases were reported in Punjab, 178 cases were reported in Islamabad and 32 new cases were detected in AJK.

The national database stated that, 5,385 persons have been tested positive for COVID-19 in 24 hours.

As per sources, cases in Punjab mounted to 43,460, the highest number so far in the country, while the confirmed infections tally in Sindh stood at 41,303, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa cases climbed to 14,527, in Balochistan 7,031 cases reported, Islamabad Capital Territory covid-19 cases climbed to 5,963, Gilgit-Baltistan tally up to 974, while 444 cases were reported in Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK).

In addition, the country has recorded 2,255 deaths so far, after 83 fatalities were reported over the last 24 hours.

As per official data, Punjab recorded 807 deaths, a highest number as compared to any other province while 696 in Sindh, 610 deaths were reported in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, 14 in Gilgit-Baltistan and 62 in Balochistan, Islamabad Capital Territory has reported 57 deaths and AJK recorded nine deaths.

According to the NCOC, Pakistan has so far carried out 754,252 corona tests and 23,799 in last 24 hours and 36,308 patients have recovered across Pakistan.

Reportedly, 19896 patients have been recovered in Sindh, 8643 in Punjab, 3631 in KP, 2462 in Balochistan, 843 in ICT, 616 in GB while in AJK 217 patients have been completely recovered whereas many patients are in a critical condition across the country.

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