Share:Pakistan has reported 95 deaths in the last 24 hours by novel coronavirus as the number of positive cases has surged to 1,105,300. According to the latest figures by the National Command and Operation Center (NCOC) 3,221 persons tested positive for COVID-19 in the past 24 hours. Punjab remains the worst-hit province in terms of deaths followed by Sindh and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Furthermore 413,379 coronavirus cases have been confirmed in Sindh, 373,718 in Punjab, 153,134 in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, 94,402 in Islamabad, 31,632 in Balochistan, 29,593 in Azad Kashmir and 9,442 in Gilgit-Baltistan. Pakistan has so far conducted 16,950,196 coronavirus tests and 48,181 in the last 24 hours 993,304 patients have recovered in the country whereas 4,896 patients are in critical condition.

Source: The Nation August 17, 2021 03:45 UTC