Pakistan records over 4,000 fresh Covid infections

Pakistan reported over 4,000 fresh coronavirus cases on Thursday after a break of 13 days, while the death count was 131, Geo TV reported

May 20, 2021
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Pakistan reported over 4,000 fresh coronavirus cases on Thursday after a break of 13 days, while the death count was 131, Geo TV reported.

Altogether 4,207 new infections emerged during the day, taking the total number of confirmed cases to 890, 391 since the pandemic hit the country last year.

Pakistan last reported over 4,000 cases on May 17 when 4,109 infections were registered.

Pakistan reported 131 new fatalities in the last 24 hours, taking the national death toll to 19,987. In addition, nationwide recoveries were recorded at 804,122.

The country recorded 8.22 percent positivity rate, according to the official data provided by National Command and Control Centre (NCOC).

So far, 331,102 coronavirus cases have been confirmed in Punjab, 303,323 in Sindh, 128,033 in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa,24,223 in Balochistan, 79,789 in Islamabad, 18,469 in Azad Kashmir, and 5,452 in Gilgit-Baltistan.

(SAM)

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