LAHORE: As many as 58 people died in the last 24 hours due to novel coronavirus bringing the nationwide tally of fatalities to 12,276 on Saturday.
As per latest figures by the National Command and Operation Center (NCOC) 1,262 persons tested positive for COVID-19 in the past 24 hours taking the tally of positive cases to 561625.
So far 253,090 coronavirus cases have been confirmed in Sindh, 163,367 in Punjab 69,386 in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, 42,513 in Islamabad, 18,924 in Balochistan, 9,408 in Azad Kashmir and 4,937 in Gilgit-Baltistan.
Furthermore 5,026 individuals have lost their lives to the epidemic in Punjab 4,199 in Sindh, 1,986 in KP, 484 in Islamabad, 281 in Azad Kashmir, 197 in Balochistan, and 102 in GB.
Pakistan has so far conducted 8,399,623 coronavirus tests and 37,115 in the last 24 hours. 523,700 coronavirus patients have recovered in the country whereas 1,692 patients are in critical condition.