Coronavirus claims 62 more lives in last 24 hours

ISLAMABAD (92 News) – The pandemic coronavirus has claimed more 62 deaths as the nationwide tally of fatalities has jumped to 23,422 on Sunday.

According to the National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC), 5,026 persons tested positive for COVID-19 in the past 24 hours as the number of positive cases has surged to 1,034,837.

56,965 tests were conducted and positivity ratio remained eight point eight two per cent. Pakistan has so far conducted 16,052,118 coronavirus tests and 56,965 in the last 24 hours 941,659 patients have recovered in the country whereas 3,208 patients are in critical condition.

Punjab remains the worst-hit province in terms of deaths followed by Sindh and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Till now 11,059 individuals have lost their lives to the epidemic in Punjab 6,001 in Sindh, 4,462 in KP, 803 in Islamabad, 625 in Azad Kashmir, 328 in Balochistan, and 144 in GB.

Furthermore 382,865 coronavirus cases have been confirmed in Sindh, 356,920 in Punjab, 144,264 in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, 87,699 in Islamabad, 30,432 in Balochistan, 24,501 in Azad Kashmir and 8,156 in Gilgit-Baltistan.