ISLAMABAD – At least 42 people lost their lives due to the novel coronavirus infection while 1,163 fresh cases have reported in the last 24 hours, National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC) said Tuesday.
According to the latest figures, the death toll has surged to 12,938 while the number of confirmed cases stands at 582,528.
In the past 24 hours, as many as 1,035 patients have recovered from the virus while the total recoveries stand at 547,406. The total count of active cases is 22,184.
At least 258,412 coronavirus cases have been confirmed in Sindh, 172,683 in Punjab 72,615 in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, 44,516 in Islamabad, 19,066 in Balochistan, 10,280 in Azad Kashmir, and 4,956 in Gilgit-Baltistan.
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Moreover, 5,391 individuals have lost their lives to the epidemic in Punjab 4,353 in Sindh, 2,085 in KP, 501 in Islamabad, 306 in Azad Kashmir, 200 in Balochistan, and 102 in Gilgit Baltistan.
A total of 31,948 tests were conducted in the last 24 hours while 9,022,124 samples have been tested so far.
Earlier on Monday, the 12th match of this year’s Pakistan Super League (PSL) has been rescheduled for tomorrow after Islamabad United’s Leg spinner-batsman Fawad Ahmed tested positive for Covid-19.
