ISLAMABAD: Coronavirus death toll, all over Pakistan, on Monday has reached to 286 and the total number of confirmed COVID-19 infections reached to 13,749 after new cases were recorded by the national health authorities.
As per the province-wise break up of the total number of cases as given on the Coronavirus Dashboard at 1:00pm, April 27, on Monday, total confirmed cases were 13,749 and Punjab was still on top with 5,526 confirmed infections followed by Sindh with 4,956, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa 1,864, Balochistan 781, Gilgit-Baltistan 318, Islamabad Capital Territory 245 and AJK 59.
The fatalities caused by COVID-19 country-wide, province-wise break up of the total number of deaths as given on Coronavirus Dashboard at 1:00pm, April 27, on Monday, was 286, with Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on top with the figures of 98 followed by Punjab with 84, Sindh with 85, Balochistan 11, Gilgit-Baltistan 3 and Islamabad Capital Territory 3.
Meanwhile, Chairman NDMA Lt. General Muhammad Afzal confirmed on Monday that the country can now conduct 30,000 tests daily. “We will increase our testing capacity in the coming days. Right now we can conduct 30,000 tests daily,” he told the media.
He added, “In the coming days our labs will be able to around 30,000 to 40,000 tests daily.”
The chairman added that another consignment of relief aid arrived from China this morning. “More relief aid will be coming in the next few days,” he added.
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