NCOC: (Confirmed coronavirus cases in Pakistan soar to 234,509)

Islamabad:The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Pakistan has soared to 234,509.

According to National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC), the COVID-19 recoveries in Pakistan have reached 134, 957. 2691 new cases surfaced during the last twenty-four hours taking the tally to 234,509.

These include 82,669 in Punjab, 96,236 in Sindh, 28236 in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, 10841in Balochistan, 13557 in Islamabad, 1587 in Gilgit-Baltistan and 1383 in Azad Kashmir. The death toll from the virus has reached 4839 with 77 more deaths reported over the last twenty-four hours. 24,577 corona tests were carried out during this period.