Coronavirus cases exceed 2.21 lakh in Pakistan; death toll at 4,551

at 6:20 pm

New Delhi (NVI): Pakistan reported 4,426 new COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours, taking the nationwide tally to 2,21,896.

Meanwhile, 78 people lost their lives due to the deadly contagion, taking the total number of fatalities to 4,551.

Looking at the breakdown of cases, Sindh province has reported 89,225 coronavirus cases, highest among all the provinces, while Punjab has 78,956 positive cases.

On the other hand, Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa has recorded 27,170 cases, Balochistan is at 10,666, Gilgit-Baltistan at 1,524, Islamabad at 13,195 and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir is at 1,160 cases so far, according to media reports.

A total of 1,13,623 patients have recovered from the disease so far, making it almost half of the total cases.

On a positive note, the recovered patients have surpassed the number of active 1,08,273 COVID-19 infections in the country.

-CHK