Coronavirus cases surpass 90,000 mark in Pakistan

at 5:52 pm
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New Delhi (NVI): Pakistan have now surpassed China in the total number of coronavirus cases, the first epicentre of the disease, recording around 3,500 new cases in the last 24 hours, taking the overall tally to 90,290 with at least 1,838 fatalities.

Looking at the breakdown of cases, Sindh province has reported 34,557 coronavirus cases, highest among all the provinces, while Punjab has 33,144 positive cases.

On the other hand, Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa has recorded 11,890 cases, Balochistan is at 5,582, Gilgit-Baltistan at 852, Islamabad at 3,946 and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir is at 299 cases so far, according to Geo News.

So far, 31,198 people have fully recovered from the deadly contagion in the country.

Reportedly, this is the third consecutive day when a record number of cases were reported in Pakistan after the Eid holidays and easing of lockdown restrictions at the end of May.