Pakistan records 3,097 fresh COVID-19 cases in a day

ISLAMABAD (92 News) - As many as 3,097 fresh cases of the coronavirus (COVID-19) were recorded across Pakistan in a single day, pushing the national tally of infections to 511,921 on Thursday.

According to the latest figures by the National Command and Operation Center (NCOC), Pakistan has reported 46 deaths in the last 24 hours by coronavirus as the nationwide tally of fatalities has jumped to 10,818.

A total of 41,574 samples were tested, out of which 3,097 turned out to be positive. The last time the country saw more than 3,000 infections in a single day was on December 19.

There are a total of 33,869 active Covid-19 cases as 2,284 patients recuperated, taking the number of recovered patients to 467,234.

Sindh remains the worst-hit province by the pandemic in terms of cases followed by Punjab, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Islamabad.

Till now 230,718 coronavirus cases have been confirmed in Sindh, 147,292 in Punjab 62,377 in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, 39,624 in Islamabad, 18,488 in Balochistan, 8,540 in Azad Kashmir and 4,882 in Gilgit-Baltistan.

Furthermore 4,348 individuals have lost their lives to the epidemic in Punjab 3,744 in Sindh, 1,752 in KP, 449 in Islamabad, 236 in Azad Kashmir, 188 in Balochistan, and 101 in GB.