ISLAMABAD: At least eight more deaths have been reported in Pakistan due to the coronavirus and the total number of deaths has reached 6,507.
According to statistics released by the National Command and Control Center, 553 new cases of coronavirus were reported across the country, bringing the total to 313,984.
The number of coronavirus active cases across the country is 8,884. In the last 24 hours, 538 coronavirus patients recovered and the total number of recovered people reached 298,593.
The number of coronavirus cases in Islamabad has reached 16,713. 99,665 cases have been reported in Punjab, 137,783 in Sindh, 37,908 in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, 15,323 in Balochistan, 3,816 in Gilgit-Baltistan, and 2,776 in Azad Kashmir.
The coronavirus has claimed 2,238 deaths in Punjab and 2,517 in Sindh, while the death toll in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa is 1,260, Islamabad 183, Balochistan 146, Gilgit-Baltistan 88 and Azad Kashmir 75.
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There are facilities for coronavirus patients in 735 hospitals in Pakistan and the number of ventilators for corona patients in hospitals is 1,920.
Due to the rising number of cases in Karachi, Deputy Commissioner South Irshad Sodhar had directed authorities to impose a micro smart lockdown in several areas of Karachi’s South district.
The lockdown was imposed in an apartment located in the district’s sub-division Civil Lines, according to a notification issued. It was also imposed in the sub-division Saddar.
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