ISLAMABAD: 9 Pakistanis have been killed in last 24 hours by novel corona virus as the number of positive cases has reached to 288,047. The nationwide tally of fatalities has reached to 6,162
According to the latest figures by the National Command and Operation Center (NCOC) 747 persons have been tested positive for COVID-19 in 24 hours.
125,632 corona virus cases have been confirmed in Sindh, 95,203 in Punjab, 35,091 in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, 15,346 in Islamabad, 12,144 in Balochistan, 2,179 in Azad Kashmir and 2,452 in Gilgit-Baltistan.
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