Karachi: The Governor of Pakistan's Sindh province has tested positive for the COVID-19 and was self-quarantining at his residence following the test result.

"I have just been tested COVID-19 positive," Imran Ismail said in a tweet late Monday night.

Sindh province is the worst-hit in Pakistan. Of the total 13,947 cases in the country, Sindh accounts for 4,956 infections.

Samples for Ismail's test have been sent to a laboratory on Sunday, which came positive on Monday night.

Talking to local media, Ismail said he has informed people he met over the past couple of days, adding that he will also have his family tested for the virus.

The Governor said his health was fine and there was "no need to worry".

Pakistan's coronavirus cases continue to spike, with health experts fearing that the pandemic will hit its peak by May or June.

 The nationwide tally of Covid-19 patients stands at 14,504 with 5,730 cases in Punjab, 5,291 in Sindh, 1,984 in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, 853 in Balochistan, 320 in Gilgit-Baltistan, 261 in Islamabad and 65 in Azad Jammu and Kashmir.

The virus has claimed at least 312 lives while at least 3,233 coronavirus patients have recovered.

The number of cases has continued to soar despite the country being under lockdown for the fifth consecutive week