Coronavirus claims 54 lives in Pakistan during last 24 hours

ISLAMABAD (92 News) – 1,209 new coronavirus (COVID-19) cases and 54 deaths were reported during the last twenty-four hours on Friday. According to the latest figures by the National Command and Operation Center (NCOC), there is a significant improvement in the number of recoveries from COVID-19 in Pakistan with the tally reaching 219,783. Pakistan has confirmed 54 deaths in a single day by virus as the number of positive cases has surged to 270,400. The nationwide tally of fatalities has jumped to 5,763. Pakistan has so far conducted 1,821,296 coronavirus tests and 22,006 in last 24 hours. 219,783 coronavirus patients have recovered in the country whereas 1,316 patients are still in critical condition. Province-wise Details Sindh remains the worst-hit province by the pandemic in terms of cases followed by Punjab, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Islamabad. Till now 115,883 coronavirus cases have been confirmed in Sindh, 91,423 in Punjab, 32,898 in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, 11,523 in Balochistan, 14,766 in Islamabad 1,918 in Gilgit-Baltistan and 1,989 in Azad Kashmir.