New Delhi (NVI): Pakistan today surpassed China in the total number of coronavirus cases, the first epicentre of the disease, after a record 6,500 new cases were reported in the last 24 hours, taking the overall tally to 86,931 with at least 1,790 fatalities recorded so far.
Looking at the breakdown of cases, Sindh province has reported 34,557 coronavirus cases, highest among all the provinces, while Punjab has 31,104 positive cases.
On the other hand, Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa has recorded 11,373 cases, Balochistan is at 5,224, Gilgit-Baltistan at 824, Islamabad at 3,544 and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir is at 285 cases so far, according to Geo News.
So far, 30,128 people have fully recovered from the deadly contagion in the country.
As the number of infections continue to go up, Minister for Planning Asad Umar said an effective media campaign is being launched across the country to create awareness and to educate the masses for voluntary compliance of Standard Operating Procedures, according to media reports.
