LAHORE, JAN 16 (ONLINE): As many as 45 deaths occurred in the last 24 hours due to coronavirus mounting the nationwide tally of fatalities to 10,908 on Saturday.
The latest figures by the National Command and Operation Center (NCOC) said 2,432 persons tested positive for COVID-19 in the past 24 hours. as the number of positive cases has surged to 516,770.
Sindh remains the worst-hit province by the pandemic in terms of cases followed by Punjab, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Islamabad.
Till now 233,396 coronavirus cases have been confirmed in Sindh, 148,488 in Punjab 62,996 in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, 39,888 in Islamabad, 18,537 in Balochistan, 8,583 in Azad Kashmir and 4,882 in Gilgit-Baltistan.
Furthermore 4,387 individuals have lost their lives to the epidemic in Punjab 3,769 in Sindh, 1,773 in KP, 450 in Islamabad, 238 in Azad Kashmir, 190 in Balochistan, and 101 in GB.
7,326,431 coronavirus tests have been carried out so far by Pakistan and 42,422 in the last 24 hours. 472,099 coronavirus patients have recovered in the country whereas 2,334 patients are in critical condition.
