ISLAMABAD: Death toll from the novel coronavirus jumped to 1,261 on Thursday after new deaths were reported across the country.
According to the national dashboard, 19 new deaths were reported in Punjab in the last 24 hours, while one each was reported from AJK and Islamabad.
Confirmed cases in the country climbed to 61,227 after new cases were detected in Islamabad, Punjab, Gilgit-Baltistan, and Azad Jammu and Kashmir.
According to the national dashboard, 919 new cases were recorded in Punjab, while 136 new cases were reported in the federal capital, Gilgit-Baltistan recorded 13 new cases, and AJK reported five new cases.
Sindh leads the tally of confirmed cases in the country with 24,206 infections, followed by Punjab which has reported 22,037 cases. In Khyber Pakhtunkhwa 8,483, Balochistan 3,616, 2,015 in Islamabad, 651 in Gilgit-Baltistan and 219 cases have been reported in Azad Jammu and Kashmir.
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