KARACHI:As many as 2,603 new coronavirus cases during the last 24 hours surfaced in Pakistan by 09:15 am on Friday while 50 more patients died of the virus disease during the same period. The country-wide death toll from the virus has surged to 1,067 so far since the outbreak of the disease in February.
According to the Ministry of National Health Services, Regulation, and Coordination data, a total of 50,694 people have been tested positive for the coronavirus disease in the country since its outbreak in February 2020, out which 19,924 cases were in Sindh, 18,455 in Punjab, 3,074 in Balochistan, 7,155 in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, 1,326 in Islamabad, 602 in Gilgit-Baltistan, and 158 in Azad Kashmir.
However, 15,201 patients have recovered from the disease so far. There is a continuous rise in virus disease cases in the country. It is feared that cases may rise to an alarming level by the end of this month as lockdown has been eased.