KARACHI: The total coronavirus cases in Pakistan has increased to 76,398, while the death toll reached 1,621.
According to the National Command and Control Center (NCOC), more than 3938 cases of coronavirus were reported while 78 people succumbed to the disease in the last 24 hours.
The death toll from the deadly virus climbed to 1,621 after new deaths were reported across the country. A number of 43 new deaths were recorded in Punjab, and two each in Balochistan and Islamabad in the past 24 hours.
As many as 27,110 patients have recovered from the disease, while the country is still witnessing a consistent rise in the COVID-19 cases. As per details, 21 percent of the cases have foreign travel history while 79 percent of the cases are reported to be locally transmitted.
There have been 27,850 cases so far been detected in Punjab, 29,647 in Sindh, 10,027 in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, 4,514 in Balochistan, 2,893 in Islamabad, 738 in Gilgit Baltistan and 271 in Azad Kashmir.
Out of a total of 1,621 deaths, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa has reported 482 deaths, Sindh 503, Balochistan 49, Gilgit-Baltistan 11, Punjab 540, Azad Kashmir 06 and Islamabad Capital Territory has reported 30 deaths.
Moreover, the Balochistan government has extended its smart lockdown for another 15 days to mitigate the spread of the virus. Business timings in the province will be from 9 am to 7 pm, while it has been declared mandatory for masses to wear masks.
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