ISLAMABAD: The country wide tally of fatalities from coronavirus has increased to 6,250. The country has reported nine deaths in the last 24 hours by coronavirus as the number of positive cases has reached 293,261, according to the latest figures released by the National Command and Operation Center (NCOC).

The data further revealed that 496 persons have been tested positive for the Covid-19 in 24 hours, whereas 23,655 tests were conducted nationwide. Sindh remains the worst-hit province by the pandemic in terms of cases followed by Punjab, the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, and Islamabad.

Till now 128,284 coronavirus cases have been confirmed in Sindh, 96,233 in Punjab, 35,766 in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, 15,515 in Islamabad, 12,527 in Balochistan, 2,254 in Azad Kashmir, and 2,682 in Gilgit-Baltistan.

Furthermore, 2,373 individuals have lost their lives to the epidemic in Sindh, 2,188 in Punjab, 1,248 in the KP, 141 in Balochistan, 175 in Islamabad, 64 in GB, and 61 in Azad Kashmir.

Pakistan has so far conducted 2,463,513 coronavirus tests and 23,655 in the last 24 hours. At least 276,829 coronavirus patients have recovered in the country, whereas 686 patients are in critical condition.

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