As of Friday night, Punjab led the tally of COVID-19 cases with over 1,069 cases, followed up by Sindh with 789 infections. A total of 40 people have lost their lives since the outbreak, whereas over 100 patients have recovered. The 54-year-old patient in Hyderabad had tested positive today and had gotten infected through local transmission. They were residents of Karachi and had tested positive on April 1. Ahead of Friday congregations, Sindh went on a complete lockdown to discourage the public gatherings, with police deployed outside mosques and public intersections.

Source: Pakistan Today April 03, 2020 16:21 UTC