The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Pakistan rose to 24,041 on Wednesday after new infections were confirmed in the country.
Total confirmed cases: 24,077
- Sindh: 8,640
- Punjab: 9,077
- Khyber Pakhtunkhwa: 3,712
- Balochistan: 1,663
- Islamabad Capital Territory: 521
- Gilgit-Baltistan: 388
- AJK: 76
Deaths: 564
- Khyber Pakhtunkhwa: 203
- Sindh: 157
- Balochistan: 22
- Gilgit-Baltistan: 3
- Punjab: 175
- Islamabad Capital Territory: 4
Officials have recorded more than 3.71 million cases and more than 258,000 deaths since the virus emerged in China in December.
Pakistan recorded 38 deaths and 1,523 new confirmed cases of coronavirus during the last 24 hours, data from the National Command and Operation Centre showed on Thursday.
According to the data, confirmed cases in the country have mounted to 24,077, of which 8,640 have bee reported in Sindh, 9,077 in Punjab, 3,712 in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, 1,663 in Balochistan, 521 in Islamabad Capital Territory, 388 in Gilgit-Baltistan, and 76 in Azad Jammu and Kashmir.
Over 6,400 patients have recovered in the country from the virus.
Peshawar, Pakistan — 33 patients have recovered from virus at Lady Reading Hospital so far: director
Director Peshawar’s Lady Reading Hospital has announced that 33 patients admitted due to the coronavirus have recovered till now.According to the director, there are 52 patients under treatment at the LRH’s corona complex at the moment. “We have 39 confirmed cases of the virus,” the director said.“Till now we have discharged 23 patients who tested negative for the virus,” the director added.
11:30am — Islamabad, Pakistan — NCC to make final decision on easing lockdown restrictions today
Prime Minister Imran Khan will give final approval to the recommendations about easing lockdown restrictions in the country in a meeting of National Coordination Committee (NCC) today.
The NCC meeting, chaired by PM Imran, will review the current situation of the coronavirus pandemic in the country and take a final decision about which sectors should be opened first as the number of patients surged past 24,000.
The National Command and Operations Centre on Wednesday had proposed easing in lockdown restrictions after May 9.
11:15am — Lahore, Pakistan — Punjab CM meets vice-chairman overseas commission
Punjab Chief Minister Usman Buzdar met with the vice-chairman of the Punjab overseas commission to discuss the issues being faced by repatriated citizens.
During the meeting, the two discussed steps to be taken to solve the issues faced by overseas Pakistanis.
The chief minister also approved food delivery to hotels and quarantine centres after complaints of sub-standard food being provided.
