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Pakistan reports 10 deaths by coronavirus in last 24 hours

Pakistan reports 10 deaths by coronavirus in last 24 hours
August 13, 2020
ISLAMABAD (92 News) - As many as 10 deaths and 753 new coronavirus cases reported in Pakistan during the past 24 hours, taking the number of confirmed cases to 286,674. According to the National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC), ten people died due to coronavirus-related complications during this period, pushing the death toll from the disease in the country to 6,139 The number of active coronavirus cases has dropped to 16,475 as 264,060 patients have recuperated. As many as 19,221 more samples were tested over the previous 24 hours, taking the total number of tests conducted across the country thus far to more than 2.2 million. Earlier, Federal Minister for Planning and Development Asad Umar said that coronavirus (COVID-19) has a chance of spreading again if precautions are not taken. While briefing media after the meeting of the National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC), the minister said that people who think that Pakistan has defeated the COVID-19 are mistaken, the virus is still here and it has a chance of spreading again if precautions are not taken. “The number of coronavirus cases in Pakistan decreasing, but still we are not in a position to declare the country of COVID-19 free.” Warning the people of another spike of the coronavirus cases, the minister urged the nation to adopt SOPs to contain virus spread and added that NCOC teams are visiting provinces to create more awareness about the deadly virus.