Pakistan and COVID-19 13 April

The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Pakistan rose to 5,374 on Monday after new infections were confirmed in the country.

Total confirmed cases: 5,374

• Sindh: 1,411
• Punjab: 2,594
• Khyber Pakhtunkhwa: 744
• Balochistan: 230
• Islamabad Capital Territory: 131
• Gilgit-Baltistan: 224
• AJK: 40

Deaths: 93

• Khyber Pakhtunkhwa: 34
• Sindh: 30
• Balochistan: 2
• Gilgit-Baltistan: 3
• Punjab: 23
• Islamabad Capital Territory: 1

Prime Minister Focal Person for Digital Pakistan Tania Aidrus announced that the government has paired up with startup Love for Data to help the government make “data-driven decisions” in the fight against coronavirus. 

While the world figures out how to tackle #COVID2019 , #ArtificialIntelligence is playing a key role in this fight.

Excited to announce @DigitalPak_GoP and @Love4Data , coming together to help make data-driven decisions during this fight.

Here's why social distancing is key! pic.twitter.com/53Cypcwq65

— Tania Aidrus (@taidrus) April 13, 2020