New Delhi (NVI): Pakistan is witnessing a sharp surge in the number of positive coronavirus cases as nearly 3,000 new cases were reported in the last 24 hours, taking the overall tally to 80,463 with at least 1,688 fatalities recorded so far.
Looking at the breakdown of cases, Sindh province has reported 31,086 coronavirus cases, highest among all the provinces, while Punjab has 29,489 positive cases.
On the other hand, Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa has recorded 10,027 cases, Balochistan is at 4,514, Gilgit-Baltistan at 779, Islamabad at 3,188 and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir is at 284 cases so far, according to Geo News.
So far, 28,923 people have fully recovered from the deadly contagion in the country.
In addition to this, Pakistan has more than 100 labs that can conduct over 30,000 tests per day and the number of daily tests will be gradually increased to the maximum level, according to the media reports.
