World News | Pak's COVID-19 Cases Reach 292,174
Get latest articles and stories on World at LatestLY. Pakistan's tally of coronavirus cases on Saturday reached 292,174 after 586 new infections were reported in the last 24 hours, the health ministry said.
Islamabad, Aug 22 (PTI) Pakistan's tally of coronavirus cases on Saturday reached 292,174 after 586 new infections were reported in the last 24 hours, the health ministry said.
The Ministry of National Health Services reported that 10 patients died during the period, taking the total number of COVID-19 fatalities to 6,231.
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Sindh registered a total 127691 cases, Punjab 96,057, Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa 35,602, Islamabad 15,472, Balochistan 12,473, Gilgit-Baltistan 2,638 and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir 2,241 cases.
A total of 275,317 people have recovered from the disease across the country and 731 patients are in critical condition.
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The total number of active patients is 10,626, it said.
So far, 2,414,902 COVID-19 tests have been carried out in the country, including 25,537 in the last 24 hours.
(The above story is verified and authored by Press Trust of India (PTI) staff. PTI, India’s premier news agency, employs more than 400 journalists and 500 stringers to cover almost every district and small town in India.. The views appearing in the above post do not reflect the opinions of LatestLY)