Coronavirus cases in Pakistan surge past 66,000

at 5:07 pm

New Delhi (NVI): Pakistan is witnessing a sharp surge in the number of positive coronavirus cases as nearly 2,000 new cases were reported in the last 24 hours, taking the overall tally to 66,457 with at least 1,395 fatalities recorded so far.

Looking at the breakdown of cases, Sindh province has reported 26,113 coronavirus cases, highest among all the provinces, while Punjab has 24,104 positive cases.

On the other hand, Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa has recorded 9,063 cases, Balochistan is at 4,087, Gilgit-Baltistan at 660, Islamabad at 2,192 and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir is at 234 cases so far, according to Geo News.

On the positive side, the country’s Health Ministry said, 22,305 patients have been recovered so far from the deadly contagion.

In addition to this, Pakistan has resumed the operations of outbound international flights from today, over two months after the services were suspended due to the coronavirus pandemic.