Pakistan coronavirus infections tally falls sharply with 936 new cases

[Sobia Anjum]

Coronavirus in Pakistan

The number of corona cases in the country has climbed to 275,225 on Tuesday after more infections were reported in different parts of the country.

According to the national database, 936 persons have contracted the deadly virus in 24 hours.

As per sources, cases in Sindh jumped to 118,824 the highest number so far in the country, while the confirmed infections tally in Punjab stood at 92,279, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa cases mounted to 33,510, in Balochistan 11,624 cases reported, Islamabad Capital Territory covid-19 cases reached 14,938, Gilgit-Baltistan tally up to 2,010, while 2,040 cases were reported in Azad Jammu and Kashmir(AJK).

In addition, the country has recorded 5,865 deaths so far, after 23 fatalities were reported over the last 24 hours.

As per official data, Punjab recorded 2,125 deaths, a highest number as compared to any other province while 2,162 in Sindh, 1,180 deaths were reported in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, 48 in Gilgit-Baltistan and 136 in Balochistan, Islamabad Capital Territory has reported 165 deaths and AJK recorded 49 deaths.

According to the NCOC, Pakistan has so far carried out 1,909,846 corona tests and 19,610 in last 24 hours and 242,436 patients have recovered across Pakistan.

Reportedly, 108480 patients have been recovered in Sindh, 81265 in Punjab, 27196 in KP, 10023 in Balochistan, 12377 in Islamabad Capital Territory, 1613 in Gilgit-Baltistan while in AJK 1482 patients have been completely recovered whereas 1,217 patients are in a critical condition across the country.

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