The 14-year-old boy, a reside­nt of Skardu, was held at an isolat­ion centre where he tested positi­ve for COVID-19The second coronavirus case of Gilgit-Baltistan emerged on Wednesday, raising Pakistan’s tally of total confirmed cases to 20. The 14-year-old boy, a resident of Skardu, was held at an isolation centre where he tested positive for the mysterious viral pneumonia-like disease caused by the novel coronavirus. So far 20 Pakistanis have been tested positive for COVID-19 with 15 of them belonging to Sindh, four in Gilgit-Baltistan now and one in Balochistan. First coronavirus case surfaces in Quetta, raising Pakistan’s tally to 19On Tuesday, the first coronavirus case emerged in the Balochistan capital. Dr Mirza admitted that the coronavirus cases in Pakistan had doubled in the last 24 hours.

Source: The Express Tribune March 11, 2020 09:28 UTC