Coronavirus cases exceed 1,22,000 mark in Pakistan

at 6:02 pm

New Delhi (NVI): Pakistan is witnessing a spike in coronavirus cases on a daily basis and reported nearly 6,000 new cases in the last 24 hours, taking the overall tally to 1,22,574 with at least 2,394 fatalities.

Looking at the breakdown of cases, Sindh province has reported 46,828 coronavirus cases, highest among all the provinces, while Punjab has 45,463 positive cases.

On the other hand, Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa has recorded 15,206 cases, Balochistan is at 7,335, Gilgit-Baltistan at 1,018, Islamabad at 6,236 and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir is at 488 cases so far, according to Geo News.

Ministry of National Health Services stated that nearly 38,391 patients have fully recovered from the coronavirus.

Meanwhile, Shehbaz Sharif, chief of the opposition Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N), has tested positive for the coronavirus, becoming the latest top politician to be infected in the country.