The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Pakistan rose to 59,151 on Wednesday after new infections were confirmed in the country.
The province-wise break up of the total number of cases as of 10:00am, May 27, is as follows:
Total confirmed cases: 59,151
- Sindh: 23,507
- Punjab: 21,118
- Khyber Pakhtunkhwa: 8,259
- Balochistan: 3,536
- Islamabad Capital Territory: 1,879
- Gilgit-Baltistan: 638
- AJK: 214
Deaths: 1,225
- Khyber Pakhtunkhwa: 416
- Sindh: 374
- Punjab: 362
- Balochistan: 42
- Gilgit-Baltistan: 9
- Islamabad Capital Territory: 18
- AJK: 4
Officials have recorded more than 5.5 million cases and over 350,000 deaths since the virus emerged in China in December, according to a Reuters tally.
12:00pm — Karachi, Pakistan — Sindh CM presides over health dept meeting to review hospitals situation
Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah presides over a meeting of health dept to review coronavirus related facilities in different hospitals. pic.twitter.com/nc4tF8qc6F
— CMHouseSindh (@SindhCMHouse) May 27, 2020
11:40am — Lahore, Pakistan — Not the time for political point-scoring: CM Punjab
Punjab Chief Minister Usman Buzdar has said that this was not the time to political point-scoring and that everyone should work together to combat the virus.
“The opposition is trying to break the national unity at a time when the country is trying to combat the virus,” he said.
The chief minister added that initially, the opposition had zero strategies on how to deal with the pandemic.
“The government has taken effective steps to combat the virus,” he said. “The prime minister took immediate steps after consultation with others.”
10:00am — Islamabad, Pakistan — Nationwide death toll climbs to 1,225
Death toll from the novel coronavirus jumped to 1,225 on Wednesday after new deaths were reported across the country.
According to the national dashboard, 10 new deaths were reported in Punjab in the last 24 hours, while one each was reported from Balochistan, Gilgit-Baltistan and Islamabad.
10:00am — Islamabad, Pakistan — Confirmed cases jump past 59,000
Confirmed cases in the country climbed to 59,151 after new cases were detected in Islamabad and Punjab.
According to the national dashboard, 434 new cases were recorded in Punjab while 151 new cases were reported in the federal capital.
Sindh leads the ally of confirmed cases in the country with 23,507 infections, followed by Punjab which has reported 21,118 cases. In Khyber Pakhtunkhwa 8,259, Balochistan 3,536, 1879 in Islamabad, 638 in Gilgit-Baltistan and 214 cases have been reported in Azad Jammu and Kashmir.
9:45am — Lahore, Pakistan — Another 176 Pakistanis stranded in India to return today
One hundred and seventy-six Pakistanis stranded in India due to the lockdown will return home via Attari-Wagah border today, reported Radio Pakistan.
These Pakistanis were stranded in different Indian states including Chhattisgarh, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Punjab, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand and Delhi due to the extended lockdown and closure of Attari-Wagah border following the outbreak of coronavirus.
More than four hundred stranded Pakistanis have already been repatriated from India via Attari-Wagah border since March 20.
10:30pm/May 26 — Islamabad, Pakistan — 176 Pakistanis stranded in India to return home tomorrow
The Foreign Office in a statement on Tuesday said that another batch of 176 Pakistanis stranded in India due to COVID-19 lockdown will return home via Attari-Wagah border on Wednesday.
“These Pakistanis were stranded in different Indian States including Chhattisgarh, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Punjab, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand and Delhi due to the extended lockdown and closure of the border,” the statement read.
The FO further stated that the High Commission in New Delhi facilitated and coordinated logistics for transfer of these Pakistanis from more than 20 different Indian cities.
“More than 400 stranded Pakistanis have been repatriated from India via Attari-Wagah border since March 20,” it added.
07:25pm/May 26 — Islamabad, Pakistan — ‘Surge in coronavirus cases likely to accentuate’
Due to unsatisfactory following of the guidelines and standard operating procedures (SOPs) by the people, the surge in COVID-19 cases is likely to accentuate in the country.
The National Command and Operation Centre was informed today about the worsening situation of the pandemic in Pakistan.
The meeting also noted with concern that the SOPs were not followed strictly during the Eid-ul-Fitr holidays.
