Death toll soars to 86, coronavirus patients jump to 5038 in Pakistan

ISLAMABAD (92 News) – The death toll has been reached to 86 after diagnosing new 254 cases during the last 24 hours on Sunday. According to the data available with the National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC), the number of confirmed cases have increased to 5038 following 20 more deaths were reported. https://twitter.com/92newschannel/status/1249216345427804162?s=20 Punjab continued to lead the patients tally with 2425 cases, while patients have increased to 1318 in Sindh, 697 in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP), 228 in Balochistan and 119 in Islamabad, 216 in Gilgit-Baltistan and 35 in Azad Kashmir. Partial lockdown On the other hand, partial lockdown imposed is continuing across the country as educational institutions, shopping malls, markets, restaurants, and other private business remained closed while inter-provincial and inter-city transport was also suspended. Factories, banks and the financial sector were directed to reduce work hours. The government has barred elder people and children from offering Friday prayers at mosques and issued guidelines for making lines with a specific distance. Earlier, 11 union councils were sealed in East Karachi to control the spread of coronavirus. The union councils have been sealed on the orders of East Karachi deputy commissioner. A heavy contingent of the Rangers and police sealed different areas. The sealed UCs include UC 6 Gillani Railway, UC 7 Dalmiya, UC 8 Jamal Colony, UC 9 Gulshan II, UC 10 Pehalwan Goth, UC 12 Gulzar, UC 13 Safoora, UC 2 Manzoor Colony, UC 9 Jacob Line and UC 10 Jamshed Quarters. No one will be allowed to enter or leave the sealed union councils.