The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in the country has soared to 15,289, the National Command and Operations Center (NCOC) said.
According to NCOC, so far, 335 people across the country have lost their lives.
In Punjab 5,827 people are confirmed Covid-19 positive, in Sindh 5,695, the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (KP) 2,160, Balochistan 915, Islamabad 297, the Gilgit-Baltistan 330, and Azad Jammu and Kashmir 65. At least 3,425 patients have so far recovered.
The National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) on Wednesday dispatched the fourth consignment of personal protection equipment (PPE) kits for doctors and health workers in the Gilgit-Baltistan and Balochistan, who are at the forefront of the battle against the Covid-19.
According to an NDMA spokesperson, these protection items include surgical masks, N-95 face masks, protective gowns, gloves, shoe covers, surgical head covers, face shields, protective goggles, and hand sanitisers.
The spokesperson said that the fourth such consignment to the KP has already been dispatched, adding that protective gear is also being sent to hospitals in the Punjab, Sindh, and Azad Kashmir.
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