ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Tuesday confirmed 1,315 new coronavirus cases during the past 24 hours, recording the highest single-day jump to date as the government moved to eased lockdown restrictions in coming days. The previous spike was on Saturday when 1297 cases were reported.
According to figures released by the National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC), 24 new deaths were caused by the flu virus and 1,315 new infections were recorded in the country, taking the national tally to 21,501 with 486 fatalities.
Of these, 7,882 were reported in Sindh, 8,103 in Punjab, 3,288 in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, 1,321 in Balochistan, 372 in Gilgit-Baltistan, and 71 in Azad Jammu and Kashmir.
5,800 patients have also recovered from the disease, the NCOC stated in its morning update. 9,857 were conducted across the country on May 4.
“4,405 patients are admitted across the country in 736 hospitals with COVID-19 facilities. Of these, 186 are in critical condition.” In total, Pakistan has conducted only 222,404 coronavirus tests.
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