The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Pakistan rose to 98,943 on Sunday after new infections were confirmed in the country.
Total confirmed cases: 98,943
- Sindh: 36,364
- Punjab: 37,090
- Khyber Pakhtunkhwa: 13,001
- Balochistan: 6,221
- Islamabad Capital Territory: 4,979
- Gilgit-Baltistan: 927
- AJK: 361
Deaths: 2,002
- Khyber Pakhtunkhwa: 561
- Punjab: 683
- Sindh: 634
- Balochistan: 54
- Gilgit-Baltistan: 13
- Islamabad Capital Territory: 49
- AJK: 8
More than 7 million people have been reported infected with the novel coronavirus globally and over 398,000 have died, according to a Reuters tally.
10:00am — Islamabad, Pakistan — Cases soar past 98,000, death toll jumps past 2,000
Confirmed cases in the country jumped to 98,943 in the country after new cases were detected in Islamabad, Gilgit-Baltistan (GB) and Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK).
According to the national dashboard, 656 new cases were reported in Islamabad and 30 cases each were recorded in GB and AJK in the last 24 hours.
The country also reported new deaths to take the death toll from the virus to 2,002.
9:44pm/June 6 — Quetta, Pakistan — Balochistan warns of strict lockdown if SOPs are violated
Relaxation of LOCKDOWN from Govt of Balochstan is for public convenience. Neglecting preventive SOPs can be cause of spread of #COVID19 & imposition of more stricter lockdown.
— Govt. of Balochistan (@dpr_gob) June 6, 2020
Be Responsible: stop spread of #COVID #DGPR@jam_kamal @FazeelAsgharDMG @spurlai_watan @LiaquatShahwani pic.twitter.com/JfXivt9mDy
9:24pm/June 6 — Islamabad, Pakistan — PM Imran says Pakistan was among the pioneer’s of ‘smart lockdown’
wanting a lockdown – the elite who have the privilege of spacious homes & income unaffected by fallout of lockdown. A lockdown means collapse of the economy & in poorer countries a steep rise in poverty, crushing the poor as happened in Modi's lockdown in India. Only solution as
— Imran Khan (@ImranKhanPTI) June 6, 2020
8:24pm/June 6 — Islamabad, Pakistan — Dr Zafar Mirza refutes claims of contracting coronavirus
<316> Fake news are circulating about me and my wife turning corona positive. THIS IS INCORRECT. Both of us are negative Alhamdolilah. But who will make accountable the irresponsible media who keeps reporting unsubstantiated news. Legal notice is on the way to the below! pic.twitter.com/fnF3dYBLiP
— Zafar Mirza (@zfrmrza) June 6, 2020
