COVID-19 deaths reach 100 in Pakistan; cases top 5,800

at 6:41 pm

New Delhi (NVI): The total number of coronavirus cases in Pakistan has reached 5,829, while 100 people have died of the disease so far, according to Geo news.

Around 1,100 COVID-19 patients have recovered from the virus in the country, including Sindh and Punjab province.

Nearly half of the total confirmed cases are from Punjab province alone, at 2,856.

Looking at the breakdown of cases, the Sindh province has reported 1,518 cases while Balochistan has 248 cases so far. The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province has 800 cases, Islamabad 131, Gilgit Baltistan 233 and 43 in Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK).

Meanwhile, the Pakistan government delayed the decision on extention of lockdown in the country till today, in a meeting of the National Coordination Committee chaired by Prime Minister Imran Khan held on Monday.