LAHORE: 63 deaths occurred in the last 24 hours due to novel coronavirus taking the nationwide tally of fatalities to 11,746 on Tuesday.
According to the National Command and Operation Center (NCOC) latest statistics 1,220 persons tested positive for COVID-19 in the past 24 hours mounting the number of positive cases to 547648.
Sindh remains the worst-hit province by the pandemic in terms of cases followed by Punjab, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Islamabad.
Till now 247,727 coronavirus cases have been confirmed in Sindh, 158,220 in Punjab 67,419 in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, 41,493 in Islamabad, 18,830 in Balochistan, 9,050 in Azad Kashmir and 4,909 in Gilgit-Baltistan.
Furthermore 4,793 individuals have lost their lives to the epidemic in Punjab 4,004 in Sindh, 1,912 in KP, 475 in Islamabad, 264 in Azad Kashmir, 196 in Balochistan, and 102 in GB.
Pakistan has so far conducted 8,005,794 coronavirus tests and 38,813 in the last 24 hours. 502,537 coronavirus patients have recovered in the country whereas 1,881 patients are in critical condition.
