PM to chair NCC meeting on coronavirus situation today

ISLAMABAD (92 News) – Following the increasing of coronavirus cases across the country, Prime Minister (PM) Imran Khan will chair a key meeting of National Coordination Committee (NCC) on Tuesday.

According to the details garnered, the NCC for Corona will meet today under the chair of PM Imran Khan on intensifying coronavirus situation in the country.

During the meeting, the members of National Command and Operation Center (NCOC) will brief the prime minister over the current situation and the latest coronavirus cases will be reviewed across the country.

Important decisions including closure of educational institutions and SOPs will also be considered in the meeting.

On the other hand, Pakistan has reported 14 deaths in last 24 hours by novel coronavirus as the nationwide tally of fatalities has jumped to 6,849 on Tuesday.

According to the latest figures by the National Command and Operation Center (NCOC), 1,167 persons have been tested positive for COVID-19 in 24 hours as the number of positive cases has surged to 336,260.

Pakistan has so far conducted 4,514,827 coronavirus tests and 27,984 in last 24 hours. 315,446 coronavirus patients have recovered in the country whereas 728 patients are in critical condition.

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

Till now 146,774 coronavirus cases have been confirmed in Sindh, 104,894 in Punjab, 39,749 in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, 20,243 in Islamabad, 15,977 in Balochistan, 4,330 in Azad Kashmir and 4,293 in Gilgit-Baltistan.

Furthermore 2,633 individuals have lost their lives to the epidemic in Sindh, 2,372 in Punjab, 1,280 in KP, 152 in Balochistan, 222 in Islamabad, 92 in GB and 98 in Azad Kashmir.