Second wave of coronavirus claims more 18 lives across Pakistan

ISLAMABAD (92 News) – The second wave of coronavirus across Pakistan as the pandemic virus claimed more 18 lives in last 24 hours, pushing nationwide tally of fatalities jumped to 6,867 on Wednesday.

According to the National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC), 1,313 fresh infections emerged during this period, lifting the national tally of cases to 337,573. Around 26,565 samples were tested yesterday.

There are a total of 14,646 active cases of the coronavirus as 316,060 patients have so far recuperated from the disease.

Thus far, Sindh has reported 147,295 cases, followed by Punjab reporting 105,197 cases while Khyber Pakhtunkhwa reported 39,889, Balochistan 16,000, Islamabad 20,471, Gilgit Baltistan 4,306 and Azad Jammu and Kashmir 4,415.

747 of the patients under treatment in hospitals across the country are said to be in critical condition.