The ministry of national health services, regulation and coordination on Wednesday said that over 8,000 health workers in Pakistan have now been tested positive for novel coronavirus (COVID-19).

As of today (October 19), 87 workers lost their battle against the deadly, while the number of infected health professionals reached 8,272.

Since the outbreak of the global pandemic in Pakistan in late February, 7,902 have successfully recovered.

The official data also notes that of the sickened healthcare workers, majority, therefore 61% are doctors. Additionally, 927 nurses have tested positive.

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa tops the list for most infected health workers with 2,494, followed by Sindh, 2,255, Punjab, 1,815, Islamabad, 647, Balochistan, 536, Azad Jammu and Kashmir, 323 and lastly Gilgit-Baltistan, 202.

While, in terms of causalities, Sindh tops the list with 34 followed by Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, 21.