Pakistan to ease lockdown even as COVID-19 cases rise

at 5:59 pm
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New Delhi (NVI): Pakistan is witnessing a rapid increase in the positive cases of coronavirus with more than a 1,500 cases being reported in the last 24 hours, taking the total cases to 26,806 with at least 622 fatalities being recorded so far.

Looking at the breakdown of cases, Punjab province has reported 10,033 coronavirus cases, highest among all the provinces, while Sindh has 9,691 positive cases.

On the other hand, Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa has recorded 4,327 cases, Balochistan is at 1,725, Gilgit-Baltistan at 394, Islamabad at 558 and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir is at 78 cases so far, according to Geo News.

Over 7,500 patients have also recovered from the virus so far.

The country will start easing its lockdown measures from tomorrow even as the nation is witnessing a rapid spike in coronavirus cases on a daily basis.